Six-Month study to outline geothermal opportunities for 10 BC communities

Geoscience BC is launching a six-month study that will provide 10 communities in British Columbia with detailed information about direct-use geothermal energy opportunities, a spokesperson for the nonprofit said. The project, which will be led by Catherine Hickson, principal of Tuya Terra Geo Corporation, will deliver a geothermal direct-use road map based on the compilation of public geoscience data and a survey of communities that identifies their needs, development choices and economic development goals.

"This project is the first step toward giving [British Columbia] communities and businesses an understanding of what geothermal resources are available and how they may use them," Hickson said in a statement. Geoscience BC plans to review the community and technical information gathered for about 25 sites and create a priority list of the top 10 sites based on a combination of community desire, geothermal potential and economic opportunities, the spokesperson said. 

The final direct-use road map will be created using the information collected from the top-10 communities, she added. Gerald Huttrer, president of Geothermal Management Company, will be the science co-leader for the project. The spokesperson said that the road map will provide general guidelines for what kinds of financial commitments different proponents would need to make for a potential project, including, for example, what an exploration company and the community would need to commit.

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