CanGEA & Geothermal Rising acquisition
With its acquisition of the Canadian Geothermal Vitality Affiliation (CanGEA), Geothermal Rising establishes a foothold in Canada giving a stronger voice to geothermal in each nations.
Final week, it was reported that U.S.-based geothermal affiliation Geothermal Rising has acquired the Canadian Geothermal Vitality Affiliation (CanGEA).
With the acquisition, CanGEA will probably be renamed to Geothermal Rising Canada. The transaction was supported by the Boards of each organizations, in addition to the member corporations of CanGEA.
Geothermal Rising Canada will keep on the pivotal work of CanGEA. “I’m most pleased with how we offered alternatives to the subsequent era of power employees, typically in assist of their targets to transition to inexperienced power. We empowered dozens of youth and underrepresented teams through employment and mentorship at CanGEA,” said former CanGEA Managing Director and Chair Alison Thompson.
CanGEA has efficiently influenced and altered federal and provincial legal guidelines and rules for practically 2 a long time. CanGEA has had a mission to empower the geothermal neighborhood and promote geothermal know-how, similar as Geothermal Rising. We’re thrilled to announce that in 2025, CanGEA is changing into Geothermal Rising Canada!
“We’re grateful for the dedication and affect CanGEA has made with exceptional assist from volunteers, not least of that are the group’s Board members: Alison Thompson, Brian Toohey, and Donovan Nielsen,” stated Dr. Bryant Jones, Government Director of GR. “With GR assuming management of Geothermal Rising Canada (previously CanGEA), we are able to leverage sources to raised and extra loudly amplify the analysis performed by governments, pilot initiatives carried out by universities, and new developments and applied sciences superior by business.”
The momentum is constructing for the geothermal business in Canada. The federal and provincial governments are taking discover, the World Geothermal Congress will probably be held in Canada in 2026, and Canadian geothermal corporations are making headlines in Canada and across the globe.
“Geothermal power is gaining vital momentum worldwide, with over $47 billion invested in 2023 and supporting 140,000 jobs globally. Now, greater than ever, it’s essential to unite efforts and foster collaboration throughout all the geothermal worth chain in each Canada and the USA to construct on this momentum. I’m thrilled in regards to the great alternative to leverage the experience, sources, and affect of Geothermal Rising to reinforce and scale the impactful coverage and regulatory work that CanGEA has championed for the previous twenty years in Canada,” stated Jeanine Vany, GR Board member and Government Vice President and co-founder of Eavor Applied sciences.
“Geothermal Rising has successfully enhanced the visibility of geothermal warmth and energy applied sciences throughout the USA. The collaboration between Geothermal Rising and CanGEA will allow this vital work to increase into Canada,” said Emily Smejkal, a Science Fellow on the Cascade Institute and Board member of Geothermal Canada. “Though Canada’s geothermal sources are well-documented scientifically, their utilization has been restricted. Geothermal Rising’s experience in selling geothermal power in the USA will probably be invaluable in creating a sturdy business in Canada. The institution of Geothermal Rising Canada marks an thrilling development for the geothermal sector.”
By this merger, Geothermal Rising will manage information sharing alternatives in Canada, empower Indigenous voices by way of the Indigenous Geothermal Symposium, develop the Regional Curiosity Group (RIG) initiative, familiarize exterior audiences about geothermal power (such because the media, traders, and policymakers), and assist the work of the Worldwide Geothermal Affiliation and Geothermal Canada to host a profitable WGC 2026 in Calgary!
“Geothermal power improvement is a North American alternative. It makes plenty of sense to have one physique, Geothermal Rising, because the voice to symbolize an business seeking to develop its footprint,” stated Lisa Mueller, GR Board member-elect, and CEO of FutEra Vitality, the primary geothermal developer in Canada to have electrons on the grid.
Supply: Official launch (Geothermal Rising)
Disclaimer: The Creator was Government Director of CanGEA 2011-2012 and Board Member of CanGEA 2011 to 2024.
