Superhot Rock Geothermal in Canada

The document highlights that just 1% of Canada's superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 490 GW of energy capacity, exceeding the country's projected 2050 electricity demand of 899,783 GWh. It argues that this technology offers a low-land-footprint alternative to other renewables and a transition pathway for oil and gas workers.

• Preliminary modeling indicates that 1% of Canada's superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 490 GW of energy capacity, generating over 4,076,402 GWh of electricity. This amount is six times Canada's 2021 electricity consumption and is sufficient to meet the country's projected 2050 electricity demand of 899,783 GWh, with over 3,176,618 GWh remaining for other uses like hydrogen production or exports.
• Superhot rock geothermal could significantly contribute to Canada's climate goals by replacing coal and gas in electricity production. Theoretically, 1% of the resource could reduce carbon emissions by approximately 77 megatonnes, which represents 17% of Canada's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) goal of reducing emissions by 443.4 megatonnes of CO2eq by 2030, although the technology is unlikely to reach commercial scale by 2030.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Superhot Rock Geothermal in Canada. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144628/Canada-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Superhot Rock Geothermal in Canada. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144628/Canada-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendsuperhot, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Superhot Rock Geothermal in Canada}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144628/Canada-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }