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"There’s a valley in rural southwest Utah that’s become a hub for renewable
energy. Dozens of tall white wind turbines whoosh up in the sky. A sea of solar
panels glistens in the distance.
But the new kid on the block is mostly hidden underground.
From the surface, Fervo Energy’s Cape Station looks more or less like an oil
derrick, with a thin metal tower rising above the sagebrush steppe.
But this $2 billion geothermal project, which broke ground last year, is not
drilling for gas. It’s drilling for underground heat that CEO Tim Latimer
believes holds the key to generating carbon-free power — lots of it.
“Just these three well pads alone will produce 100 megawatts of electricity.
Around-the-clock, 24/7 electricity,” he said.
Latimer stood overlooking the project, which is currently under construction,
on one of the drill rig’s metal platforms 40 feet off the ground. This well is
one of the 24 Fervo is in the process of completing at Cape Station to harness
the Earth’s natural heat and generate electricity."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
