If you’ve been around the geothermal world in the US, you’ve seen the heatmap of the US produced by the SMU crowd led by David Blackwell. But the Canadian heatmap isn’t too well known and we came across it recently and thought we’d share it. It’s one of the interesting tidbits available from Canadian Geothermal Resources Association (CanGEA).

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Attribution: Geologic Survey of Canada

After analyzing the map, we have to wonder why Canada’s geothermal potential is largely untapped. There are a few projects happening in the country and perhaps, in a land mass this vast, there are more opportunities for development that are not yet identified or under development.

Whatever your perspective, Canadian geothermal resources are an underutilized resource.

HT: Craig

This entry was posted on Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 9:40 am and is filed under Geothermal.