Borealis Geopower

Trusted Advisors to the Geothermal Energy Industry

Resources: The Basics "Geothermal 101"

Check out this presentation that explains step-by-step what geothermal energy is all about: where it comes from, how it’s used and the challenges it faces. It also describes the current state of geothermal energy use globally and an estimate of just how much could be harnessed by humans for power generation and heating.

Just hit the ‘Play’ symbol to start the slideshow. You can control the flow of the images by clicking the ‘Pause’ symbol and using the arrows to advance the images or return to previous ones.

Source: Wellhome.com

 

 

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Canadian Geothermal Market Report - 2010

Islandsbanki completed research on the Geothermal energy industry in Canada and published it in August 2010. This document is a clear and concise read and acts as a a great overview of the companies and projects moving forward in Canada. It also highlights the work of Canadian companies worldwide.

“Today, Canadian geothermal companies represent a large number of projects in the United States and internationally, with little to no development in their home country….We are a proud member of this industry and support companies in their efforts to develop successfully geothermal project”

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CanGEA- Introduction to Geothermal PDF

CanGEA has a nice pdf slideshow that offers a quick introduction to high temperature geothermal energy development and some of the benefits and obstacles associated with this amazing renewable energy resource.

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ImageMaker- Geothermal Power Plant Video

Their 3D video walks you through all of the steps of geothermal power generation from resource to surface, steam to turbine, generator to transformer, and condensor back down to the resource.

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