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In the heart of the Alberta Oil patch is a geothermal project aimed at exploiting the hot fluids at around 12,000 ft and bringing them to the surface to provide clean, dispatchable, flexible baseload power to the grid. Why in the middle of the Oil patch? There are some benefits such as the vast amount of temperature data readily available due to the sheer volume of wells, but there is also competi...

Nick sits down with Joseph Scherer, President and CEO of GreenFire Energy a leading developer of AGS or closed loop Geothermal systems. They have been in the news recently with some exciting announcements regarding funding from Baker Hughes, H&P and Vallourec. Their solution is positioned to really target a variety of markets and make significant breakthroughs for Geothermal as an industry. They h...

Solving the problem of commercial, residential and industrial heating and cooling emissions globally will undoubtedly be a huge key to our net zero and low carbon future. One of the most efficient options that is a clean energy source is in fact geothermal ground source heat pumps. They simply rely on the ambient temperature of the Earth at shallow depths and a heat exchanger to heat and cool infr...

The newly formed TXGEA trade association aims at educating the public and legislators and advocating for Geothermal to be included in policy and the electric grid. Matt Welch and Barry Smitherman are looking to change the perception of this amazing resource and simply get it a seat at the table and really do what Texas has done for many decades, which is to be a leader in the energy space. Can Tex...

Geothermal is not a new resource, it has been around for many decades and has been successfully harnessed in many places around the world. So why is it that there still are growing pains and just a general lack of awareness of just how vast this resource truly is? Well, Andy Blair and I talk about that among other things and how New Zealand can provide learnings for other areas of the world with a...

Recently Patterson-UTI made a strategic investment in Criterion Energy Partners to help them deliver high capacity - clean - renewable - baseload power to commercial and industrial consumers by making geothermal energy commercially viable around the world. I sit down with Bridget Silva, Head of Business Development with Criterion to discuss what makes their team unique, their road map, how they en...

Geothermal and missile testing sites located in the same place? Yes, you are reading that correctly. The US Navy has a base, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Station that is located within the Coso Geothermal field in Ridgecrest California. They own the mineral rights on the land where the power is produced which allows them to fund their office that focuses on management and oversight. They d...

This week's episode dives into the realm of financing the Geothermal decade and how it can happen, what is holding it back and some key things to consider when pitching to investors. I sit down with Magnus Brandberg, partner at Gullspang Invest and Chairman of Baseload Capital to discuss his background and experience with the genesis of Baseload capital as a financing and development company and a...

Geothermal is not new and companies such as Baker Hughes have been involved with it for decades, but there is a revived purpose in Baker Hughes's mission and it is to help make Geothermal everywhere a reality (among many other technologies). They are working to usher in this "Golden Decade" of Geothermal leaning on the past 40 years of work. Taylor Mattie, the Geothermal Innovations leader at Bake...

Francis Wedin, Managing Director of Vulcan Energy Resources sat down with me to talk about their plans to develop net zero lithium from Geothermal brines. Such an exciting space for the geothermal industry and one that has massive implications as we move into this next generation where the demand for Lithium Carbonate equivalent will rise by over 14 times. Another way in which Geothermal can help...

Every Industry needs a global representation and voice that brings together all voices and enagages external stakeholders to help professionalize and promote the respective industry. That is exactly what the International Geothermal Association does for the global Geothermal sector. Marit Brommer, the Executive Director and I sit down to talk about all that the IGA is doing and of course how we ca...

Waste heat and Geothermal  make up an incredible resource that is for the most part underutilized.  We must tap this energy source in order to provide flexible, baseload sustainable energy for the future. Climeon has developed a Heat Power system aimed to provide a flexible, modular approach to geothermal development. The unit uses patented technology similar to that of an ORC in order to utilize...

The CPUC recently put out an interim order that by 2026 they want to put an additional 1000 MW of long lead, high capacity factor renewable electricity generation on the grid. On top of that, they also issued their preferred system plan which states that after 2026 they are still looking for an additional GW of generation. A great development for the Geothermal industry, but the question is...can...

Little g as some would say is the geothermal heating and cooling space or direct use as some would refer to it is a major piece of how Geothermal will scale and go global. Heating and cooling account for up to 40% of GHG emissions globally so providing low carbon heating and cooling residentially and commercially is a huge market ripe for opportunity. Dandelion is taking advantage of this and the...

This week is no different, we have another fantastic conversation in store for the CORE Knowledge fam! So excited to sit down with Mr. Geothermal himself; Alexander Richter and talk about the Genesis of ThinkGeoEnergy and how he became an accidental Entrepreneur and Journalist. ThinkGeoEnergy is the leading news and media agency for the Geothermal industry across the globe. While he spends time wi...

This week, I sit down with Lisa Mueller of FutEra Power and talk about the spaghetti noodle career path that has led her to helping solve the issue of delivering low to no carbon energy. Leaning on her passion for writing and engineering she is helping bridge the gap around energy literacy and helping people understand how we get off the diet we are currently on and demand cleaner/greener outcomes...

This week we sit down with Hande Sile of Kurita Europe GmbH to talk about proper maintenance of your Geothermal project to ensure that you are getting the most heat and power out of your system while not causing damage to your wellbore and facilities. Longevity of your field is vital in terms of maximizing the heat and power you can extract and revenues that you can generate while also lowering yo...

Faced with a decision between water or energy, Ann Robertson-Tait chose to pursue Geothermal which is right at the Nexus of these two. Followed up this choice by heading off to New Zealand in order to learn more about the ins and outs of how Geothermal projects develop and operate. Looking back on her time with GeothermEx, Ann reflects on just how thankful she is for making the choice to pursue Ge...

In today's episode of the CORE Knowledge podcast we sit down with Mark McClure, CEO of ResFrac Corporation and discuss their unique software solution that offers a combined hyrdaulic fracture and reservoir simulation. Understanding heat flow, maximizing heat recovery while not drawing down the reservoir too quickly, fracture propagation and correct spacing of wells are key to a successful geotherm...

NOV has been a leader in developing subsurface equipment and technologies as well as offering expertise to help solve some of the most complex problems in the oil and gas industry. On this weeks episode, I sit down with Assaad Mohanna, the Sr. Director of Low Carbon Solutions at NOV to discuss how NOV is pivoting and using that very expertise to help solve a new set of problems. This time around,...

Things are heating up in Europe currently, whether it be pressures for companies to lower their carbon footprint, gas prices rising to seemingly no end  or the pressures to meet the global 1.5 degree C mark by mid century. However, the one HOT topic that deserves to be getting more attention is Geothermal! Well, as of late it is becoming more and more a part of the future equation in Europe. Recen...

"Innovation in action." That is how Kirsten Marcia, the President and CEO of Deep Earth Energy Production describes what the team at DEEP is doing with their newly commissioned 20-32 MW Geothermal Project in the province of Saskatchewan. Leaning on the decades of Oil and Gas experience that shaped the region, they are deploying horizontal drilling technologies to access medium enthalpy geothermal...

"Study the past if you would define the future." -Confucius  This is exactly how we unlock the immense resource that is Geothermal. The Oil Field Services space has been developing cutting edge technologies for over a century that have allowed for increasing access to newer and bigger hydrocarbon resources. This problem solving mindset is exactly how we continue to innovate and catalyze the moveme...

Welcome back to another episode of the CORE Knowledge Podcast and boy is today a good one!  I got to sit down with the CEO and Co-Founder of GeoSilica, Fida Abu Libdeh and discuss how a passion and drive has led to a groundbreaking technology development and game changing supplement company. Fida and the team at GeoSilica are solving a major problem with Geothermal plants by removing the silica fr...

"Energy Beyond Power" - Kalahari Geoenergy is set on making an impact in Zambia and beyond with their dispatchable and sustainable geothermal power with cascading energy applications. Join Peter and I as we dive into the many applications for Geothermal beyond the grid and how it can be part of erasing energy poverty and restoring local communities. A theme on this podcast is how we can lean on sk...