Geothermal Technologies in Canada: Future Pathways

Thursday, January 23, 2020

This 1.5 day Workshop was held at the University of Waterloo on January 23 and 24, 2020.  The Workshop explored current activity in all geothermal technologies being used or considered in Canada, and generated a short synthesis outlining future pathways to greater adoption of this green energy source.

Day One Agenda: Thursday January 23, 2020
09:00-09:15

Breakfast Keynote

Jatin Nathwani, Founding Executive Director, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy; Professor & Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy, University of Waterloo

09:15-09:30

09:30 – 09:50

09:50 – 10:10

10:10 – 10:30

Panel I Leader:

Geothermal Energy Research and Technology in Canada 

Moderator: 

Armughan Al-Haq, Manager, Manager, Program Development, Partnerships and Finance, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy 

  • Catherine Hickson, President Geothermal Canada
  • Philip Geddis, Research Engineer, Natural Resources Canada
  • Mafalda Miranda, PhD Candidate, Eau Terre Environnement Centre,  Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
10:30 - 10:45 

Break
10:45-11:05

11:05 – 11:25

11:25 – 11:45

11:45 – 12:15
  • Janis Dale, Associate Professor, University of Regina
  • Jixin He, Professor, College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, China; Visiting Scholar, Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary
  • Grant Wach, Professor; Director - Basin and Reservoir Lab, Dalhousie University
  • Maurice Dusseault, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Waterloo

Panel I is open to all questions from the floor
12:15 – 13:00 

13:00 – 13:30

Lunch: 

Researcher & student showcase

Luncheon Keynote: 

Roydon Fraser, Teaching Chair & Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo 

13:30 – 14:00




 

14:00 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:40

14:40 – 15:00

Panel II Leader:

Industry and Geothermal Growth in Canada and the World 
Moderator: 

Jatin Nathwani, Founding Executive Director, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy; Professor & Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy, University of Waterloo

  • Catherine Hickson, Technical Director
  • John Van Egmond,President, Egmond Associates Ltd. & Julie vanderMeulen, Project Manager, Egmond Associates Ltd.
  • Georgy Rassadkin, Operations Coordinator; Scientific Drilling
15:00 – 15:15

Break
15:15 – 15:35

15:35 – 15:55

15:55 - 16:15

16:15 - 17:00
  • Kirsten Marcia, Founder, Director, President & CEO DEEP
  • John Ebell and Kassy Harbottle, Senior Project Manager, Barkley Project Group 
  • Stanley Reitsma, CEO, Geosource Energy Inc.

Panel II is open to all questions from the floor
3:30 – 4:30

Reception, Innovation Showcase, Student Posters & Industry-Academic Collaboration

Day Two Agenda : Thursday January 24, 2020
09:00-09:15

Working Session:

Defining Future Pathways for Geothermal Energy in Canada


Defining the Working Session, Forming Groups, Receiving the Question
09:15-10:45 Groups will form, appoint a Leader and address their question in detail. The product from each Group will be a set of important points (no less than 10) relevant to the particular question, places on PowerPoint slide blanks by a Group Secretary.
10:45 - 11:45

Break
10:45-13:00 Groups will present their comments one by one to the entire audience at 15 minute intervals, soliciting questions and discussion, attempting to answer the questions. Each Group Secretary should add important issues to the original points on the slides.