A new partnership between Calgary’s E2E Energy Solutions and the municipality of Rainbow Lake will see the town powered entirely by renewable geothermal energy by 2028.
E2E’s new pilot project will make the Alberta town the first in Canada powered entirely by geothermal renewable energy.
Using E2E’s patent-pending Enhanced Geothermal Reservoir Recovery System (EGRRS), the project allows for large-scale geothermal development by upgrading the temperature of saline aquifers to be commercially viable where conventional exploitation methods do not work.
Mayor Michelle Farris said, “the Town of Rainbow Lake has been researching the vast geothermal potential our Northwest corner of Alberta provides for 6 years now. We are happy to have found a valuable partner in E2E Energy Solutions to help bring all of these past years of study into a tangible future.”
The Rainbow Lake project will be completed in three phases which include the EGRRS pilot, construction of a surface geothermal facility, and design and installation of the required infrastructure within the community.
This initiative will provide economic benefits to the Town and surrounding communities through job creation in construction and operation of the plant.
It will also provide significant benefits to the DeneTha’ First Nation who have expressed support of the project.
“The Rainbow Lake geothermal project will provide new opportunities and economic benefits for the DeneTha’ and the Rainbow Lake region as a whole. It will greatly contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a net-zero sustainable future,” commented Fred Didzena, Lands Department Director of DeneTha’ First Nation.
Geothermal energy is an under-utilized renewable energy source in Canada due to economical and technical limitations associated with conventional geothermal extraction processes.
E2E’s EGRRS process is set to have a significant impact on the future of commercialized geothermal energy in the country and create significant opportunities for emissions reductions.
Driven by the EGRRS technology, this project will receive technical support from the University of Calgary’s Energi Simulation Centre for Geothermal Systems Research (GeoS), which is a leading geothermal research Centre in Canada.
GeoS committed to a partnership with E2E to develop a research support program towards various aspects of the implementation including lending expertise towards system, modelling, and operations optimization.
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