Endless, clean energy is under our feet
But how can deep geothermal be tapped? This is a deep dive into how one of the hardest engineering problems in the world might be tackled by smart tinkering.
Reaching 300C in most of the world requires drilling some of the deepest wells ever drilled. An iterative approach to drilling means starting as simple as possible and making adjustments to develop drilling technology that drills the wells for as simple as possible at the lowest cost possible. More "Let's try a few simple things" than "Let's design a complex solution to this hypothetical problem."
But how can deep geothermal be tapped? This is a deep dive into how one of the hardest engineering problems in the world might be tackled by smart tinkering.
Reaching 300C in most of the world requires drilling some of the deepest wells ever drilled. An iterative approach to drilling means starting as simple as possible and making adjustments to develop drilling technology that drills the wells for as simple as possible at the lowest cost possible. More "Let's try a few simple things" than "Let's design a complex solution to this hypothetical problem."