Canadian publication DeSmog Canada has been publishing a series of articles on geothermal energy and its potential in Canada. The latest one looks at why the province of British Columbia is so behind with regards to actual development, and the – likely – first geothermal power project to actually making progress in the province of Saskatchewan.
Last month, the first geothermal power purchase agreement in Canada for a geothermal power project in Saskatchewan was announced. But geothermal experts in the country confirm that actual resources for development of geothermal power projects is actually better in the province of British Columbia.
It should be a little bit of a shock that a less good resource is being developed in Saskatchewan over a world-class resource in B.C.,” said Alison Thompson, chair and co-founder of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA).
The province of British Columbia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geothermal hot zone. Maps produced by CanGEA found B.C. has enough geothermal potential to power the entire province.
There are geothermal projects all up the coast but they stop at the border. There’s nothing in B.C.,” Thompson said.
This is clearly not technical, not economic. This is policy driven.”
For more details see the article linked below.
Source: DeSmog Canada