“This road is long, and much of the map remains blank. The biggest problem is drilling miles through hot rock, safely. If scientists can do that, however, next-generation geothermal power could supply clean energy for eons.”
“This road is long, and much of the map remains blank. The biggest problem is drilling miles through hot rock, safely. If scientists can do that, however, next-generation geothermal power could supply clean energy for eons.”
I think we were both being rude but I’m willing to drop it
The goal of this new project from Quaise (what the article refers to) is digging deeper and cheaper. We are physically able to get to the depths needed but it’s prohibitively expensive. If the technology works (it does) and is reliable (remains to be seen outside of a lab), it’s a HUGE deal because now suddenly geothermal is cost-effective.
Also worth noting that something cool about their approach is the tunnel creates it’s own pipe
You’re right, i was being rude as well. Apologies for the rudeness.
If they can be cheaper, this may have an impact, but they dont seem to have any numbers to back up their cheapness claims? They seem to be spruiking their speed instead, but thats only one part of the cost.
And their drill tip, while fast, is a relatively uncommon piece of kit, and requires significant amount of power to run (1MW to hit 70m/s), so its probably not going to be usable in less developed areas, and scaling their processes will be interesting.
I’ll look forward to them publishing their costs when they complete their fullsize trials.