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Unlocking the true power of clean geothermal energy.

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   Terawatts of clean energy
   We are developing an entirely new way to access the largest untapped energy source on the planet: geothermal energy.
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   At scale
   Our approach uses the established workforce, assets, supply chains, and regulatory frameworks of the fossil fuel industry. We don’t need to create infrastructure from scratch.
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   Equitable for all
   By providing the multi-terawatt levels of energy required to power our civilization, we can build a truly equitable, clean energy source on a global scale.

Superhot geothermal comes to life: Introducing Project Obsidian.

A photorealistic rendering of a modern industrial sustainable energy facility named "QUAISE" situated in a clearing within a dense pine forest. The site features a large, rectangular main building with the company logo on its side, connected by silver piping to a long array of raised cooling fans stretching across the foreground. The background shows rolling green hills under a cloudy sky lit by golden sunset light

Geothermal has the power density and scalability of fossil fuels, allowing us to put clean energy on the grid very quickly.

2050

Deep geothermal energy is at the core of an energy-independent world. It is the only renewable solution with the potential to get us to net zero by 2050. It is renewable, inexhaustible, and available everywhere.

To scale geothermal to terawatts we must drill deeper, hotter, and faster than ever before possible.

Our gyrotron-powered drilling platform vaporizes boreholes through rock and provides access to deep geothermal heat without complex downhole equipment.

Based on breakthrough fusion research and well-established drilling practices, we are developing a radical new approach to ultra-deep drilling. First, we use conventional rotary drilling to get to basement rock. Then, we switch to high-power millimeter waves to reach unprecedented depths.

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A detailed architectural drawing of the gyrotron-powered drilling platform including three components: a gyrotron, which produces the millimeter waves and which stays on the surface; standard tubing as used in oil and gas operations, which acts as a waveguide to convey the waves efficiently over long distances; and a gas, which carries the vaporized rock back to surface.

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Millimeter wave drilling will unlock the most abundant and powerful clean energy source on Earth by allowing us to drill as far down as 20 km to reach temperatures up to 500° C.

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3 – 20 km

Deeper geothermal is more universal. At these depths, we can reach superhot geothermal anywhere on Earth, making it a truly global energy source. It provides a path to energy independence for every nation.

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300 – 500° C

Hotter geothermal has more power density. At these temperatures, geothermal is so powerful that it can reuse fossil-fired infrastructure around the world. It enables a much faster energy transition.

A truly equitable clean energy source, abundantly available near every population and industrial center on the planet.

An aerial view of the Schanzengraben canal in Zurich, Switzerland, skycrappers in London, England, and TaiPo New town in Hong Kong stiched together into one photograph.