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| Jonathan Banks, research associate and project lead at UAlberta Photo credit: John Ulan. |
Final engineering is underway for the construction of a pilot project that combines the power of geothermal energy with existing oil and gas infrastructure in Alberta. The project is a collaboration between researchers in the University of Alberta’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Alberta-based company Razor Energy.
Located in Swan Hills, Alberta, the project is designed to generate power from two sources that combine to 21 megawatts of power. There are five to seven megawatts of renewable energy from heat to power generation, from a combination of hot water heat and heat recovered from all sources at the battery site. There are an additional 15 megawatts of natural gas-fired generation. In addition to being environmentally friendly, the technology will also reduce the costs and infrastructure required to bring electricity into the Alberta electric system grid.
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