With the momentum and success of the 2018 Yellowknife Geoscience Forum to build on, the Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS) hosted some of Canada’s leading minds in a full day workshop on geothermal energy in the North.
On the docket was an overview of geothermal systems, drilling technology, engineering, and the economics of geothermal projects.
It’s a topic highly-relevant to the Northwest Territories (NWT). Oil and gas reservoirs often also hold geothermal potential as the locations in which each are found share a many similarities. Given the NWT’s well-known oil and gas reserves, geothermal is a natural step in the discussion.
The event was coordinated in conjunction with Geothermal Canada, and co-sponsored by the NWT and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geologists, the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
