The architecture of traditional Iranian ice-houses

Bahadori, Mehdi N.

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“…Canada, the world's second-largest country, stands as one of the top per capita energy consumers on a global scale [1]. Various regions within Canada employ different energy sources for the production of both electrical and thermal energy.…”

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Canada’s Geothermal Energy Update in 2023

Huang,

Dehghani-Sanij,

Hickson

et al. 2024

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Geothermal energy exploration, development, and research have been ongoing in Canada for several decades. The country’s cold climate and the push to develop renewable energy sources have driven interest in geothermal energy. Despite this drive, regulatory complexities and competition with other relatively inexpensive energy sources with existing infrastructure have hindered development. As such, interest has grown and waned with changes in the energy economy over several decades, leaving many projects at a standstill. As of January 2023, there are currently no operational geothermal power projects in Canada. Many hot spring pool and spa complexes remain active, and Canada is a leading country in the installation of ground source heat pumps (GSHPs; also called geo-exchange systems). However, in the last decade, the interest in deep geothermal systems has renewed, with many new projects starting up across several provinces and territories. Moreover, projects that had shown limited progress for many years—such as Mount Meager in British Columbia—have begun to renew their development efforts. Research is also expanding within prominent research groups and universities. The areas of focus include both building upon previous studies (such as thermal gradients and the heat flow in sedimentary basins) and researching new methods and resources (such as GSHPs, closed-loop systems, integrated geothermal operations, and hybrid systems, including heat storage). The development is supported by federal, provincial, and territorial governments through grants and the development of regulatory frameworks. Although challenges still remain for Canada to develop its geothermal energy resources, several power, thermal, and co-production projects, ongoing research, funding, and regulatory acts are all moving forward to support geothermal development. This paper aims to study Canada’s geothermal energy update in 2023 regarding the aspects mentioned above.

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Canada’s Geothermal Energy Update in 2023

Huang,

Dehghani-Sanij,

Hickson

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“…The world is facing ongoing and emerging energy challenges such as energy poverty for ~25% of the world's population, limited fossil fuel resources, and the global environmental crisis [1,2]. To overcome or at least address these challenges, it is essential to explore and implement effective, cost-competitive, and practical solutions or alternatives.…”

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“…To overcome or at least address these challenges, it is essential to explore and implement effective, cost-competitive, and practical solutions or alternatives. The worldwide energy demand is dramatically increasing for a variety of reasons, the two most important being population growth and increasing living standards requiring greater energy inputs [1,3]. Clean, renewable, and eco-friendly energy sources (e.g., solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, hydro) can not only help us to meet global energy needs, but also reduce the negative consequences of climate change (CC), mitigate the threat of global warming, and achieve sustainable development.…”

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