Uncertainty and Risk Evaluation of Deep Geothermal Energy Source for Heat Production and Electricity Generation in Remote Northern Regions

• Published in: Energies
• Main Authors: Mafalda M. Miranda, Jasmin Raymond, Chrystel Dezayes
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: geothermal energy; geothermal gradient; paleoclimate; numerical model; Monte Carlo method; heat-in-place; theoretical potential; technical potential; petrothermal system; Nunavik; Canada; Kuujjuaq
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13164221

The Canadian off-grid communities heavily rely on fossil fuels. This unsustainable energetic framework needs to change, and deep geothermal energy can play an important role. However, limited data availability is one of the challenges to face when evaluating such resources in remote areas. Thus, a f...