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February 1, 2019
Epoch Energy is a partner with DEEP on the geothermal power project located in southeast Saskatchewan. A 3,600m observation well was drilled and completed in Q4 of 2018 and provided better than expected results. The drilling and subsequent testing is part of confirming reservoir characteristics to refine engineering and design of the 5 megawatt power faci...
March 7, 2018
Calgary, AB (February 27, 2018) – Epoch Energy Development Inc (Epoch) will be leading the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study to assess the feasibility of the Geothermal District Energy System in Hinton, Alberta thanks to $1.2 million of joint funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada, the Government of Alberta and Alberta Innovates.
With...
October 25, 2017
The BNN (Business News Network) recently covered the geothermal situation 'heating up' in Alberta. In the interview with Dr. Jonathan Banks, one of the lead researchers from the U of A that Epoch is working with to help move the project forward, Banks relates the scale of the geothermal resource and how the project intends to develop.
Epoch is developing...
October 1, 2017
A recent video profile by CTV Edmonton walks viewers through the exceptional geothermal heat resource below the town of Hinton, Alberta and the opportunity it presents. The project intends to use the underground heat already reached by oil and gas wells in the area, thus removing the majority of the required drilling cost that geothermal projects usually...
September 27, 2017
An article recently released by The Canadian Press released outlines the details of the Hinton, AB project that Epoch Energy is using to show that oil and gas isn't the only valuable resource to come from Alberta wells. Epoch will be working with researchers from the University of Alberta to bring the project forward.
The project will re-open an aband...
September 26, 2017
Epoch is looking forward to working with University of Alberta's lead geothermal scientist, Dr. Jonathan Banks, on leveraging clean, renewable geothermal energy for municipal infrastructure in the town of Hinton, Alberta.
Alberta is uniquely positioned to use its world-leading expertise in drilling and services towards developing geothermal resources- a re...
February 19, 2017
Original post found on ThinkGeoEnergy.
At a recent meeting, initial results of a pre-feasibility study for a geothermal district heating project in the Town of Hinton, in Alberta, Canada were presented.
The combination of geothermal heating and a district heating system could be the first in Canada. Located in west-central Alberta, Canada, the Tow...
February 13, 2017
Original article found on Hinton Parklander.
Epoch Energy Development presented a pre-feasibility report project update to council on Feb. 7 about the proposed Hinton geothermal district energy system.
While geothermal heating and district energy systems are nothing new, the combination would be a first in Canada.
Based on the preliminary research, Hinton ha...
September 28, 2016
Media Release | Alberta
Original release retrieved from WireService.
The Town of Hinton has announced a partnership with Epoch Energy to advance Hinton Geothermal; an innovative district energy heating system leveraging heat energy from deep, hot reservoirs in the Hinton area as well as a future goal of geothermal power generation.
Aerial of Hinton, Alberta...
September 13, 2016
Original news article found on Hinton Parklander
Currently most of Alberta’s electricity is produced by 18 coal-fired generating plants. With the NDP government focused on retiring 12 of those plants by 2018, Hinton is going to have to find new ways to power its homes. Wasting no time, council has already started focusing on a new alternative: geothermic r...