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Superhot Rock Geothermal
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CATF statement on Fervo Energy’s Geothermal Sustainable Development Pact
Today, Fervo Energy announced the launch of its Geothermal Sustainable Development Pact, a potential new framework outlining standards for responsible geothermal development. Terra Rogers, Program Director for Superhot Rock Geothermal at CATF shared the following statement on the matter: “Best practices on safety and community engagement are a valuable way…
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An introduction to the next clean energy frontier: Superhot rock geothermal and the pathways to national-scale adoption through experience-driven cost reductions
This blog is part of a series exploring and explaining the science behind next-generation geothermal, with a special focus on Superhot Rock Geothermal, through a curated tour of influential technical and academic papers. This edition highlights key features of the 2025 article by Ricks and Jenkins, Pathways to national-scale adoption of enhanced geothermal power through experience-driven cost…
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EIB Climate Bank Roadmap 2026-30: Strengthening the EU’s climate action toolbox through strategic sustainable finance
Introduction Climate change arguably remains the most urgent challenge of our time. Record-breaking temperatures month after month and increasingly deadly and economically devastating climate disasters demonstrate that decisive and sustained action is still needed to cut planet-warming emissions. While other priorities for public funding and support have emerged, addressing climate…
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Geothermal Supply Chain
The Opportunity Advancements from the oil and gas sector, especially in directional drilling and well design, are driving innovation in geothermal development.1 Next-generation geothermal can drive American energy abundance, support energy security, and provide 24/7 clean firm baseload power to the grid with adequate support across the value chain.2 Today’s conventional…
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An introduction to the next clean energy frontier: Superhot rock geothermal and successes from the Iceland Deep Drilling Project
This blog is part of a series exploring and explaining the science behind next-generation geothermal, with a special focus on Superhot Rock Geothermal, through a curated tour of influential technical and academic papers. This edition highlights key features of the World Geothermal Congress Proceeding by Friðleifsson et al. (2021) The IDDP success story – Highlights. The full blog series, in…
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What five key trends in Enhanced Geothermal mean for the EU
A new analysis from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) compiles data from 103 historical and current EGS projects in 23 countries — creating one of the most comprehensive public records of EGS development to date.
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Fifty years of technological progress bring Enhanced Geothermal Systems to the cusp of large-scale deployment, finds new CATF report
A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) finds that Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are closer than ever to large-scale commercialization after more than five decades of development. Drawing on a database of 103 historical and current EGS projects, the report documents steady improvement alongside recent step-change innovations that…
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Powering the Future: What 50 Years of Enhanced Geothermal Teaches Us Today
This examines and analyzes the progress that has been made, from the early research projects to today’s commercially viable developments.
