Canada:

Geothermal Research Could Come to Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)

Town in Alberta could be site of a 2 MW demonstration geothermal power plant

The City of Grande Prairie in north-west Alberta is moving to participate in another renewable energy project after a delegation at last week’s council meeting piqued interest.

Jonathan Banks, a University of Alberta (U of A) research associate with a background in geothermal energy, pitched the green dream and explained he was looking for financial assistance to build geothermal reservoir models within the next year.

“We are looking to put together a portfolio of the top-10 best potential geothermal electricity producing projects in Alberta, three of which are located right here in Grande Prairie,” he said.

The council voted unanimously to direct administration to identify potential funding sources for a portion of the project budget.

Eventually, Banks wants to see a 2 MW geothermal demonstration plant at one of the 10 sites, potentially Grande Prairie. There are currently no geothermal plants in Canada.

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