This document discusses geothermal development in Canada. It provides an overview of Canada's current electricity supply sources and natural resources sector. It introduces the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) as the collective voice of Canada's geothermal energy industry that promotes geothermal energy potential through outreach events. The document outlines some of CanGEA's member companies and current geothermal projects in Canada at different stages of development. It also notes some of the international geothermal activities of Canadian companies. Finally, it discusses challenges around the public perception of geothermal energy and the need for improved representation, marketing, and visibility to help position geothermal energy.

1. 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

2. Canadian Geothermal
Energy Association
(CanGEA)
ThinkGeoEnergy
Web: ThinkGeoEnergy.com
Twitter: thinkgeoenergy
Flickr: flickr.com/thinkgeoenergy

5. Canada – current electricity supply
Nuclear
Hydro
Con-
ventional
Wind &
Thermal
Other
Biomass

6. CANADIAN
NATURAL
RESOURCES
SECTOR

8. CANADIAN
GEOTHERMAL
RESOURCES

12. • Collective voice of Canada's geothermal
energy industry
• Non-profit industry association
• Promotion of geothermal energy potential
• Outreach events
• Geothermal Reporting Code

13. Members

14. 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

15. CURRENT
DEVELOPMENT
IN CANADA

16. Projects on paper
Permits
Projects

17. Canadian projects
Project Developer Location Status
Canoe Borealis GeoPower
British Feasibility phase
Reach
Columbia
Lilloet
Alterra Power/ British 3 permits
2149749 Ontario Inc.
Columbia
South Ram Power
British Under
Meager
Columbia
development
Swan Hills
Borealis GeoPower
Alberta
Co-produced
fluids project of
2MW
Ft. Liard
Borealis GeoPower
Northwest Feasibility for
Territories
1MW pilot
project
Con Mine
City of Yellowknife
Northwest Feasibility study
Territories
for district
heating project
Estevan
Deep Corp.
Saskatchewan
Feasibility

18. International activities
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
Other companies:
• Enbridge, TransAlta, Estrella International, Canadian Advanced ESP,
Mining firms, financial firms …

19. SELLING
GEOTHERMAL

20. “Geothermal
energy, potentially
the largest – and
presently most
misunderstood -
source of energy”
Al Gore, Our Choice

21. PERCEPTION
Bathing monkeys in Jigokudani hot springs, Japan

22. GEOTHERMAL UTILIZATION

23. Coal
Gas
Hydro
Wind
Nuclear
Oil
Biomass
Waste
Geothermal electricity
in TWh, IEA 2008

24. Perception
Geothermal Energy
Geo(thermal) Power
Geothermal Heat
Geo-Exchange

25. REPRESENTATION
Government
Industry
Industry Associations
IEA

26. POSITIONING
Marketing
Representation
Advertisement
Visibility

27. POSITIONING

28. CANGEA’s 3rd ANNUAL
GEOTHERMAL POWER FORUM
CALGARY, DELTA BOW VALLEY
NOVEMBER 4, 2011