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Home > Impact > Funded Projects > Design and Optimization of Enhanced Geothermal Systems in Alberta
Deep geothermal energy is a potential source of clean, reliable, utility-scale energy from Alberta’s Precambrian basement geology, with temperatures of 200+ Celsius. Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) technology circulates a working fluid down one or more horizontal injection wells, through a thermal reservoir created by hydraulic fracking, and up one or more production wells where the extracted heat can be recovered for use. This project assessed opportunities, risks and potential technical solutions. This project was intended to lay the groundwork for Alberta’s first EGS pilot.