The Boards of each organizations unanimously authorized the transaction and 100% of CanGEA’s members approved the affiliation. We’re all thrilled to deliver each organizations below frequent administration to advance GR’s vital mission to unify the geothermal business, promote all geothermal applied sciences and functions, and in the end to make use of the Earth to save lots of the Earth.
Geothermal Rising Canada will keep it up the pivotal work of CanGEA. “I’m most pleased with how we offered alternatives to the following technology of vitality staff, usually in assist of their objectives to transition to inexperienced vitality. We empowered dozens of youth and underrepresented teams by way of employment and mentorship at CanGEA,” acknowledged 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 group and promote geothermal know-how, similar as Geothermal Rising. We’re thrilled to announce that in 2025, CanGEA is turning into Geothermal Rising Canada!
“We’re grateful for the dedication and affect CanGEA has made with outstanding 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 will leverage assets to raised and extra loudly amplify the analysis performed by governments, pilot tasks 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 can be held in Canada in 2026, and Canadian geothermal corporations are making headlines in Canada and across the globe.
“Geothermal vitality is gaining important 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 america to construct on this momentum. I’m thrilled concerning the super alternative to leverage the experience, assets, and affect of Geothermal Rising to boost and scale the impactful coverage and regulatory work that CanGEA has championed for the previous 20 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 america. The collaboration between Geothermal Rising and CanGEA will allow this vital work to increase into Canada,” acknowledged Emily Smejkal, a Science Fellow on the Cascade Institute and Board member of Geothermal Canada. “Though Canada’s geothermal assets are well-documented scientifically, their utilization has been restricted. Geothermal Rising’s experience in selling geothermal vitality in america can be invaluable in creating a strong business in Canada. The institution of Geothermal Rising Canada marks an thrilling development for the geothermal sector.”
By way of this merger, Geothermal Rising will manage data sharing alternatives in Canada, empower Indigenous voices via the Indigenous Geothermal Symposium, broaden the Regional Curiosity Group (RIG) initiative, familiarize exterior audiences about geothermal vitality (such because the media, buyers, and policymakers), and assist the work of the Worldwide Geothermal Affiliation and Geothermal Canada to host a profitable WGC 2026 in Calgary!
“Geothermal vitality improvement is a North American alternative. It makes a variety of sense to have one physique, Geothermal Rising, because the voice to signify an business trying 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.
The complete Geothermal Rising workers and Board seems ahead to amplifying the thrilling momentum of geothermal vitality in Canada.
