Fervo Energy claims to have made a significant advancement in geothermal technology. After conducting a 30-day well test at its facility in northern Nevada, the company reports achieving a ”flowrate of 63 liters per second at high temperature that enables 3.5 megawatts of electric production.” Fervo Energy states that this test set new records for flow and power output in an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) and was completed without any issues.
A single megawatt has the capacity to power approximately 750 homes simultaneously. Fervo Energy plans to connect its Project Red site to the grid later this year, with the intention of supplying power to Google data centers and other infrastructure in Nevada. In 2021, Google and Fervo Energy entered into an agreement to develop a ”next-generation geothermal power project.”
Bloomberg reports that this is the first time an energy company has successfully demonstrated the viability of a commercial-scale EGS. Scientists have been working towards making EGS a reality since the 1970s, making this achievement a significant milestone.
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2023-07-18 16:00:32
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