Canada:

Geothermal Exploration Begins in BC (Terrace Standard)

Terrace city council recently received an update on what could be Canada's first major geothermal power plant constructed somewhere in the Lakelse Lake area, where a plenitude of hot springs have alerted a Calgary-based company to the potential for low impact power generation.

Calgary-based Borealis Geopower received the necessary permits to begin exploration on their Lakelse Geothermal Project back in January for a 2,800 hectare area in which to assess the possibility of building a 15-megawatt power plant that works by converting the heat drawn from hot water into electricity and then cycling the water back underground.

A small Borealis crew began their work in early June within an area which extends from south of Lakelse Lake and up the east side of Hwy 37, with a couple small test sites located within the Skeena Industrial Development Park.

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