Aerial view of Clarke Lake Geothermal site. (Ryan Dickie)
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The federal government announced $40.5 million to the Clarke Lake Geothermal Project on Friday.
“The technology that was applied to natural gas exploration is being adapted to geothermal energy development in exciting ways,” says Fort Nelson mayor Gary Foster.
“The repurposing of idle gas fields is such an innovative idea that will benefit the entire country and set us on a path for a cleaner future, not just for ourselves, but for the planet.”
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., announced the federal investment for the project, wholly-owned by the Fort Nelson and Saulteau First Nations, to develop Canada’s first commercially viable geothermal electricity production facilities.