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Summary
In this episode, Joe Batir explores Canada’s potential as a leader in next-generation geothermal energy, with industry experts Emily Smejkal (Policy Lead at The Cascade Institute), Jeff Messner (President and Co-Founder, Novus Earth Energy Operations, Inc.), and Matt Hogg (Founder and CEO at GeoGen Technologies, Inc). They discuss the history of subsurface energy in Canada and how this leads to the future of geothermal energy development, specifically focused on technological innovations, policy challenges, and strategic opportunities in the Canadian geothermal sector.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the Canadian Geothermal Industry
05:54 The Historical Context of Geothermal in Canada
08:59 SAGD: A Key Technology, with transferrable knowledge to Geothermal
12:03 Geothermal Resources and Opportunities in Canada
17:59 Challenges and Opportunities in Geothermal Development
21:13 The Role of Policy and Market Dynamics
27:00 Future Prospects for Geothermal in Canada
36:08 Learning from Other Industries
39:02 The Importance of Test Centers
41:56 Collaboration and Industry Alliances
50:01 Final Thoughts and Recommendations

Book Recommendations:
Emily: Walking the Big Wild by Karsten Heuer – https://a.co/d/07NcZxXG
Matt: Moonshots by Naveen Jain – https://a.co/d/0d1pyaRF
Jeff: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman – https://a.co/d/01ROsLUk

Useful Links:
Emily’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmejkal/
The Cascade Institute: https://cascadeinstitute.org/
Matt’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt13hogg/
Geogen: https://www.geogen.com/
Jeff’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-messner-24a99532/
Novus Earth: https://www.novusearth.ca/

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