Geothermal Workshop: Agenda

8:30a.m - 8:50 a.m        

Registration and breakfast

8:50a.m - 9:00a.m

Prof. Claudio Canizares; WISE Executive Director, Canada

Mr. Andrew Wigston; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada

9:05a.m - 9:30a.m

(in-person)

Prof. Dipanjan Basu; University of Waterloo, Canada (keynote speaker I)

Presentation title: Recent developments on geothermal energy at the University of Waterloo

9:30a.m - 9:50a.m

(in-person)

Prof. Grant Wach; Dalhousie University, Canada

Presentation title: Atlantic Canada-low enthalpy geothermal energy from mine water and sea water

9:50 a.m - 10:10a.m

(in-person)

Dr. Ernst Kiefer; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Presentation title: Geothermal energy in Germany: Current status and new technologies

10:10a.m - 10:30a.m

(in-person)

Mr. Peter Massie; Cascade Institute, Canada

Presentation title: Geothermal power and innovation policy: Creating a competitive advantage from Canada’s natural inheritance

10:30a.m - 10:45a.m

Coffee/tea break

10:45a.m -11:05a.m

(in-person)

Mr. Noureddine Alawawdeh; Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Canada

Presentation title: Experimenting solar–assisted ground–coupled heat pump integrated with biomass fuel for autonomous heating

11:05a.m -11:25a.m

(in-person)

Dr. Dietmar Kuhn and Dr. Kirsten Drüppel; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Presentation title: Utilization of low enthalpy heat – chances and challenges

11:25a.m -11:45a.m

(online)

Ms. Emily Smejkal; Cascade Institute, Canada

Presentation title: Building a Canadian thermal model: Mapping the country’s geothermal potential

11:45a.m - 12:15p.m

Panel discussion I – open to all questions and relevant comments

12:15p.m - 1:15p.m

Lunch break and student posters

1:15p.m - 1:45p.m

(online)

Dr. Birgit Müller; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (keynote speaker II)

Presentation title: From lighthouse projects to boring projects - a German perspective

1:45p.m - 2:05p.m

(in-person)

Ms. Isabelle Kosteniuk and Mr. Andrew Wigston; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canada

Presentation title: An analysis of deep borehole heat exchange systems for the Dehcho & South Slave regions of Northwest Territories

2:05p.m - 2:25p.m

(online)

Ms. Olivia Moores and Mr. Angus James Capot-Blanc; Barkley Project Group, Canada   

Presentation title: Acho Dene Koe geothermal project: Indigenous-led clean heating and economic development in Fort Liard 

2:25p.m - 2:45p.m

(online)

Dr. Yaqub Adepoju; Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Canada

Presentation title: Geological considerations for enhancing geothermal reservoir potential of the Dehcho–South Slave regions, Northwest Territories, Canada

2:45p.m - 3:00p.m

Coffee/tea break

3:00p.m - 3:20p.m

(online)

Ms. Emilie Gentry; TEVERRA, USA

Presentation title: Harnessing geothermal Potential for rural resilience: A pre-feasibility study of a thermal energy network in Rico, Colorado

3:20p.m - 3:40p.m

(online)

Dr. Megan Eyre; Barkley Project Group, Canada

Presentation title: The Tu Nétset geothermal project: Advancing Indigenous-led clean energy development

3:40p.m - 4:00p.m

(online)

Dr. Talha Qadri; Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Canada

Presentation title: Current status of geothermal exploration in the Northwest Territories, Canada: Progress and challenges

4:00p.m - 4:30p.m

Panel discussion II – open to all questions and relevant comments

8:30a.m - 9:00a.m                                  

Registration and breakfast

9:00a.m - 9:30a.m

(in-person)

Dr. Catherine Hickson; Tuya Terra Geo Corp., Canada (keynote speaker III)

Presentation title: Patience and persistence – necessary attributes on the path to developing a greenfield deep electrical geothermal facility

9:30a.m - 9:50a.m

(online)

Mr. Anders Gamfeldt; CLIMEON ORC Manufacturer, Sweden

Presentation title: Applications of low-temperature ORC systems

9:50a.m - 10:10a.m 

(in-person)

Dr. Ali Yaghoubi; University of Waterloo, Canada

Presentation title: Understanding and mitigating injection-induced seismicity in geothermal projects

10:10a.m - 10:30a.m

(in-person)

Dr. Stanley Reitsma; Geosource Energy Inc., Canada

Presentation title: Grid impacts of geothermal (geo-exchange) development

10:30a.m - 10:45a.m

Panel discussion III – open to all questions and relevant comments

10:45a.m - 11:00a.m

Coffee/tea break

11:00a.m  - 11:45a.m

Working Session: Discuss geothermal energy opportunities and challenges in Canada’s remote and isolated communities. Participants will form groups, receive discussion questions, and engage in teamwork.

11:45a.m - 12:00p.m

Coffee/tea break

12:00 p.m - 12:45p.m 

Group presentation

12:45pm - 1:00p.m

Workshop wrap-up