A Royal Roads University research program to draw vast amounts of geothermal energy from deep within the Earth’s crust got a $3-million injection of funds on Tuesday.
The institute said deep drilling has the potential to provide an unlimited, renewable supply of net-zero power, nearly anywhere on the planet. The heat is accessed by drilling into hot rock and channelling heat-bearing water back to the surface through a production well to generate electricity. A recent position paper by the institute provides a road map for Canada to capture the technological opportunity.
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