Geothermal resources for energy transition: A review of research undertaken for remote northern Canadian communities
Creators
- 1. Institut national de la recherche scientifique, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec City (QC) G1K 9A9 Canada
- 2. Université Laval, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, 1065, av. de la Médecine, Québec City (QC) G1V 0A6 Canada
- 3. Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33 St NW, Calgary (AB) T2L 2A7 Canada
- 4. CanmetENERGY-Ottawa, 1 Haanel Dr, Nepean (ON) K1A 1M1
- 5. Yukon Geological Survey, 91807 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse (YT) Y1A 0R3 Canada
- 6. Centre d'études collégiales de Chibougamau, 110 rue Obalski, Chibougamau (QC) G8P 2E9
Description
The sustainable development of Canada’s north is a growing challenge. Nearly 134,000 people, mostly Indigenous, live typically in a diesel-dependent dynamic, and thus initiatives to deploy clean technologies for heat and electricity are ongoing. Research is underway in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut to assess geothermal resources of target communities while techno-economic feasibility of geothermal technologies is being evaluated in Nunavik (Quebec). Results suggest that geothermal technologies can provide important carbon reductions and are economically attractive. While shallow systems can be deployed in a short-term period, deep systems are a long-term objective that may provide sufficient energy to meet communities’ heavy heating needs.
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