Thursday, March 8, 2018

Canada: Study to Assess Feasibility of the Hinton Geothermal District Heating System

Epoch Energy Takes Next Steps in Unlocking Canada’s Geothermal Energy Potential (News Release)

The FEED study is expected to be completed by the end of Summer, 2018.

Epoch Energy Development Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, will be leading the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study to assess the feasibility of the Geothermal District Energy System in Hinton, Alberta thanks to $1.2 million of joint funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada, the Government of Alberta and Alberta Innovates.

Within a 70-kilometer radius of the Town of Hinton, there are more than 4,000 wells drilled below 2,500 meters, many which have bottom-hole temperatures higher than 120 degrees Celsius. Through research to-date and general understanding of the region, Hinton is ideally located to tap into the potential from hot production zones in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.