grc annual meeting, oct. 24, 2011
DESCRIPTION
Presentation given by Alexander Richter, Director at CanGEA and Founder & Principal at ThinkGeoEnergy Presentation on behalf of CanGEA at the opening session at the GRC Annual Meeting, the largest geothermal energy event 2011, Oct. 24, 2011. Event(s): GRC Annual Meeting and GEA Geothermal Energy Expo 2011 in San Diego/ California, U.S.TRANSCRIPT
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GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA
Alexander Richter Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) ThinkGeoEnergy.com @thinkgeoenergy 24 October 2012 – GRC Annual Meeting, Opening Session, San Diego/ California
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Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA)
ThinkGeoEnergyWeb: ThinkGeoEnergy.com Twitter: thinkgeoenergy Flickr: flickr.com/thinkgeoenergy
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Canada – current electricity supply
Hydro Con- ventional Thermal
Nuclear
Biomass
Wind & Other
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CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR
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CANADIAN GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
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• Collective voice of Canada's geothermal energy industry
• Non-profit industry association • Promotion of geothermal energy potential • Outreach events • Geothermal Reporting Code
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Members
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Toronto Stock Exchange & the Geothermal Reporting Code
Leading exchange in mining sector
Strong oil & gas presence
4 geothermal companies listed
TSX & ASX leading in “geothermal” listed companies
ASX: most money spent in Australia
TSX: most money spent in U.S.
Called of merger with London Stock Exchange
Basis for transparency, consistency and confidence in the public reporting
of geothermal information
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CURRENT DEVELOPMENTIN CANADA
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Projects
Permits
Projects on paper
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Canadian projects Project Developer Location Status
Canoe Reach
Borealis GeoPower British Columbia
Feasibility phase
Lilloet Alterra Power/ 2149749 Ontario Inc.
British Columbia
3 permits
South Meager
Ram Power British Columbia
Under development
Swan Hills Borealis GeoPower Alberta Co-produced fluids project of 2MW
Ft. Liard Borealis GeoPower Northwest Territories
Feasibility for 1MW pilot project
Con Mine City of Yellowknife Northwest Territories
Feasibility study for district heating project
Estevan Deep Corp. Saskatchewan Feasibility
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International activities
Other companies: • Enbridge, TransAlta, Estrella International, Canadian Advanced ESP,
Mining firms, financial firms …
U.S. Chile Peru Nicaragua Iceland Canada
Borealis GeoPower x Caldera Geothermal x Alterra Power x x x x x Nevada Geothermal Power x Ram Power* x x x x *Ram Power acquired Canadian players: Polaris Geothermal, Sierra Geothermal and Western GeoPower
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SELLING GEOTHERMAL
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“Geothermal energy, potentially the largest – and presently most misunderstood - source of energy” Al Gore, Our Choice
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PERCEPTION
Bathing monkeys in Jigokudani hot springs, Japan
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GEOTHERMAL UTILIZATION
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Geothermal electricityin TWh, IEA 2008
Coal Gas Hydro
Nuclear Oil Wind
Biomass
Waste
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Perception
Geothermal Energy Geo(thermal) Power Geothermal Heat Geo-Exchange
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REPRESENTATION
Government Industry Industry Associations IEA
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POSITIONING
Marketing Representation Advertisement Visibility
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POSITIONING
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