Name: Geothermal Potential for Direct Use of Heat by Geothermal Evaluation Area (h534nsgt)
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset is part of a project to assess the geothermal resources in onshore Nova Scotia.The objective of this project is to: (i) provide a review of the general types of geothermal resources in Nova Scotia (excluding shallow resources utilized by ground-source heat pumps) with reference to key regional, national and global examples; (ii) provide a preliminary evaluation of the potential and favourability for geothermal electricity generation and heat production across the province; (iii) recommend next steps to further de-risk targeted areas; and (iv) describe the economic case for potential geothermal resource exploration and development in the province.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Copyright Text: Comeau, F.-A., Sejourne, S., Raymond, J., 2020. Assessment of geothermal resources in onshore Nova Scotia. Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and Enki GeoSolutions. Prepared for the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA). 205 p. - DATA COMPILED FROM Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy (2020) and from Arkay, K., 2000. Geothermal energy from abandoned mines: A methodology for an inventory, and inventory data for abandoned mines in Quebec and Nova Scotia. Geological Survey Open File 3825, 388 p.