Geothermal favourability in data-scarce regions: incorporating physical and socio-economic factors into a modified Play fairway approach, southwestern Yukon, Canada.

Chapman, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-3175; Miranda, Mafalda M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7478-3827; Sternbergh, Sarah; Soucy La Roche, Renaud ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6907-2841 et Raymond, Jasmin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-9185 (2025). Geothermal favourability in data-scarce regions: incorporating physical and socio-economic factors into a modified Play fairway approach, southwestern Yukon, Canada. Geothermal Energy , vol. 13 , nº 1. p. 24. DOI: 10.1186/s40517-025-00345-6.

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Geothermal energy could be used to reduce or replace diesel for heating in remote northern communities. Geothermal development has primarily focused on shallow, high-temperature resources, but interest in low-temperature and deep geothermal resource exploration has increased as energy costs and climate change policy have evolved. Here, we evaluated the low-temperature geothermal favourability in southwestern Yukon by adapting Play fairway analysis to data-scarce regions. Play fairway analysis is a spatial statistical tool that uses a layered data approach to model favourability and risk assessments for resource exploration. Previous Play fairway analyses concentrate on the physical aspects of geothermal favourability: heat, permeability, and fluid availability. This study presents an overview of potential direct and indirect physical parameters that could be used in a geothermal Play fairway analysis in data-scarce regions and introduces the importance of considering socio-economic data in the exploration phase. The socio-economic controls are grouped into quantitative and qualitative parameters that describe population trends and community interests. The framework presented is then applied to a Play fairway analysis for southwestern Yukon. Based on the physical and socio-economic analysis, there is interest in exploring geothermal potential along the Denali fault near Duke River to support the community of Burwash Landing.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	energy, low-temperature; remote, North, burwash landing
Centre:	Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Date de dépôt:	14 juill. 2025 14:36
Dernière modification:	14 juill. 2025 14:36
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/16520

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