The Newberry project, led by Mazama Energy with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has successfully created an enhanced geothermal system that circulates water through hard rock at record-breaking temperatures of 331 C.
This project represents a major milestone towards producing geothermal energy from water hotter than 375 C, where water changes to a supercritical state that carries five times more energy than the subcritical water typically circulated in geothermal projects.
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But how will this help the oligarchs? /s
It’s even more insane than that. We have a wealth of natural geothermal in some regions, yes. We also have a wealth of tools, expertise, and geography for deep-bore geothermal on the prairies. We’ve already had prototype geothermal plants set up near Kindersley Saskatchewan and a proposed site in southern Saskatchewan. If we had the investment and regulatory framework, we could conceivably never have to burn anything to power or heat our homes again between existing hydro and geothermal power, supplemented with solar and wind. We just don’t because our “leaders” both business and public have no vision or ambition.
They’re instead raging at Rainbow Lake for using geothermal as their energy source.