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Borealis CEO to Join Icelandic Embassy's Energy & Cleantech Webinar

3/8/2023

 
Borealis CEO and Board member Alison Thompson is set to join a webinar hosted by the Icelandic Embassy called "Canada's Energy & Cleantech Market: Opportunities for Icelandic Enterprises". The webinar is intended to help Icelandic companies better understand and navigate Canada's growing renewable energy and cleantech market. Thompson will represent the Canadian geothermal industry.
For more information on the event, and to register, click here.

Fuel for Reconciliation Highlighted in Stanford Geothermal Workshop Paper

2/10/2023

 
On Feb. 8, Allan Chatenay presented a joint paper between Explor and Borealis Geothermal at the Stanford Geothermal Workshop 2023. The paper focused on seismic work done for the Fuel for Reconciliation project.
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Borealis CEO featured in IGNITE Magazine

12/6/2022

 
Borealis President and CEO Alison Thompson wrote an article for the 5th issue of Scovan's IGNITE Magazine. In the article, Thompson focuses on industrial decarbonization and its challenges in today's business world.


You can find the article and a link to the complete magazine below.

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Fuel for Reconciliation Featured on Canada's First Nation Radio

9/8/2022

 
Canada's First Nation Radio (CFNR) featured the Fuel for Reconciliation project on their news show. Besides focusing on Kitselas Geothermal's and Shell's Joint Development Agreement (JDA), Borealis CEO Alison Thompson was interviewed about the history of Kitselas Geothermal, the context behind the deal, and the opportunity for geothermal.

Click here to read the full story on CFNR's website.

Source: Canada-Info.ca

Fuel for Reconciliation Deal Featured on Shell's Homepage

9/6/2022

 
Shell Canada celebrates their Joint Development Agreement with Kitselas Geothermal by announcing it on its front page.
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Learn more about Shell Canada on their website.

Fuel for Reconciliation Deal Featured in Terrace Standard

8/26/2022

 
The Terrace Standard wrote a story about the deal with Shell on the Fuel for Reconciliation project:

"One of the world’s largest energy companies is investing in the ongoing effort to determine if there’s a commercially-feasible geothermal energy development using hot underground waters at Lakelse Lake south of Terrace.

Shell’s money with Kitselas Geothermal Inc., a partnership of the Kitselas First Nation’s Kitselas Development Corporation and Calgary-based Borealis GeoPower, will further determine the viability of drilling wells to a reservoir of hot water so that it can then be pumped up to be a source of heat or as steam to turn turbines to create electricity.

Kitselas Geothermal has been active in the Lakelse Lake area for nearly 10 years, exploring the long-talked about possibility that the geological properties of the area that produced the hot water which once filled the pools at the Mount Layton Hotsprings development could also replace fossil fuels as a local energy source.

In a typical geothermal project, water pumped up for conversion into a heat or energy source is then pumped back down for re-heating.

Company president Alison Thompson said the joint development agreement with Shell will “de-risk” the project to determine the potential for more investment.

“The drilling to be done … with Shell’s funding assistance is to intersect the M’Deek Reservoir with production sized wells. If the well tests look good, the wells could be used to produce geothermal energy,” she said. “The wells drilled previously were not intended to be used for production.”

Current plans call for the drilling program to start within the next year.

“We are nearing completion of the field work and data analysis necessary to site the wells in the drilling program,” said Thompson.
Shell official Stephen Doolan said the Kitselas Geothermal investment is a first of its kind for the company.

“We are exploring a number of lower-carbon business opportunities in Canada and geothermal is one of many,” he said.

“The joint development agreement funding will advance activities to understand the potential for geothermal in the region.”

Thompson would not disclose the location of the M’Deek Reservoir other than to say it was south of Terrace.

Previously-released information indicates there was drilling on the west side of Lakelse Lake, across the water from Mount Layton Hotsprings and that licences had been obtained for drilling within an area of approximately 2,800 hectares on traditional Kitselas territory extending from south of Lakelse Lake and up the east side of Hwy37 South.

Kitselas Geothermal earlier this year was also the recipient of $500,000 from the provincial government’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund, the maximum amount that the program can provide.

That’s enabling the company to do necessary fieldwork.

At the time the grant was announced, Thompson said it would also serve to attract further financing.

At one time, a potential small liquefied natural gas project at the Skeena Industrial Development Park south of the Northwest Regional Airport had been tagged as a prospective customer for Kitselas Geothermal. But that project has since been shelved.

The latest potential customer is Skeena Bioenergy, the pellet plant right next door to Skeena Sawmills.

It sees value in an eventual pipeline from a geothermal hub to its plant so that heat from the water would replace natural gas in drying fibre before being turned into pellets and so reduce its carbon emissions.

Shell is best known in the region as the majority owner of the LNG Canada liquefied natural gas export plant now under construction at Kitimat.

And this would not be the first time a major energy company has expressed an interest and put money into geothermal energy at Lakelse Lake.

In 2014 Enbridge struck a deal with the Kitselas First Nation and Borealis Geothermal to form a company as a foundation to explore the area. A $100,000 payment was then made to the province to secure sub-surface rights.

At that time, Enbridge was embroiled in a battle with First Nations, environmental and other groups opposing the company’s effort to build oil-carrying pipeline from Alberta called Northern Gateway to a planned export terminal at Kitimat. That plan has since been cancelled.
Records indicate the company formed by Enbridge, the Kitselas and Borealis Geothermal was dissolved in 2019."


Read the article on the Terrace Standard site.

Shell Canada Energy and Kitselas Geothermal Inc. have Entered into a Joint Development Agreement to Develop the M’deek Geothermal Reservoir Near Terrace, BC

8/12/2022

 
Kitselas Geothermal Inc. (Kitselas Geothermal), a majority owned Indigenous company between Kitselas Development and Borealis Geothermal (Borealis), is pleased to announce that a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Shell Canada Energy (Shell Canada) takes effect on July 29, 2022. The JDA supports de-risking and appraisal of the geothermal resource in the Terrace, British Columbia area, after which each party will take a decision on further development. Through entering into this agreement, Kitselas Geothermal and Shell Canada hope to build greater understanding of the potential for geothermal energy and support development of renewable green energy in Northwest BC, including ‘direct-use’ of the heat.
 
Kitselas Geothermal’s vision is to supply renewable, industrial heating alternatives in the Terrace area. Economic self-determination for Kitselas First Nation via long-term heat purchase agreements is a goal of the project.
 
Kitselas Geothermal’s chair, Dr. David Try, PhD, says, “First Nations, for thousands of years, made use of ‘direct’ geothermal energy in this region. Exploring the potential for commercial energy - clean, sustainable, responsible, and reliable is a natural step.”

Kitselas Geothermal’s CEO, Alison Thompson, says, “The opportunity to continue this project, to test, derisk and progress the geothermal heat potential in the Terrace region under this JDA is a key milestone. We are proud of the significant sub-surface, regulatory and stakeholder relations contributions that Borealis has made as the project’s development and exploration technology partner in Western and Northern Canada’s unique geologic setting. Today marks the point in the project where Kitselas Geothermal and Shell Canada will begin to work and learn together in this project.”

Shell Canada’s Geothermal Business Opportunity Manager, Sarah Kassam, says, “Globally, Shell is investing in renewable energy as part of our Powering Progress strategy, which includes a target to become a net-zero energy business by 2050. Through signing the JDA with Kitselas Geothermal, Shell Canada hopes to build a greater understanding of the potential for geothermal energy and to support renewable energy development with Kitselas Geothermal in the Terrace, BC region.”

About Kitselas Geothermal: Kitselas Geothermal is controlled by Kitselas Development Corporation, the economic arm of the Kitselas First Nation. Kitselas First Nation, through Kitselas Geothermal, is proudly positioned to provide near-term clean energy solutions into the Terrace region. Borealis Geothermal is their technology partner and minority shareholder: www.kitselasgeo.ca

About Borealis Geothermal: Borealis is Canada’s leading expert in fault-controlled geothermal energy and provides development support to projects in this and other geologic settings in Canada: www.borealisgeothermal.ca

About Shell Canada: Shell Canada is an integrated energy company in Canada with all of Shell’s global businesses represented, including Upstream, Integrated Gas, Downstream, and Renewables and Energy Solutions. That means we do everything from exploration, gas production, refining and manufacturing, to providing fuels and developing low-carbon energy solutions for our customers: www.shell.ca

Borealis Named Best for the World

7/14/2022

 
On July 14th, B Labs, a worldwide company that awards companies with B Corporation certification, awarded Borealis the title "Best for the World 2022."
Best of the World means that a company places in the top 5% in the 5 B Impact Assessment areas (community, customers, environment, governance, and team-mates) worldwide.
We are thrilled to have earned this title. We are constantly striving to make the world a better place and are grateful to have earned that recognition.

Click here to view Borealis's B Corp Page.
Click here to view the full Best for the World 2022 list.
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Borealis CEO Featured in Alberta-Based Technology Website

6/16/2022

 
About Alberta Tech has published an interview with Borealis CEO, Alison Thomson, about geothermal energy. The interview covers Thompson's career and the history of Borealis and shines a light on geothermal and Thompson's environmental philosophies.

Read the summary on About Alberta Tech's website or watch the video here:

Borealis CEO Featured in Podcast

6/6/2022

 
Borealis CEO Alison Thompson was featured on the "Navigating to Net-Zero" episode of the podcast Shift by Alberta Innovates. In the episode, which was meant to promote the geothermal energy panel at Inventures 2022, Thompson talked about geothermal energy in Canada, the differences between geothermal power and geothermal heating, and more. Listen to Thompson talk about geothermal heating, Borealis's projects and more:
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