Quaise says it has a plan, and the technology, to drill deeper than ever before and unlock the vast geothermal power of the Earth to re-power fossil-fired electricity plants with green energy. Image Credit: Quaise
Technology USAStartup Looks Into Mother Earth’s Core for Clean Energy
An American geothermal startup plans on harvesting the intense heat emanating from the Earth’s core and even intends to repurpose fossil-fueled power plants to turn them into a clean and limitless energy source.
“We need a massive amount of carbon-free energy in the coming decades,” says Mark Cupta from Prelude Ventures, a major investor in the startup. “Quaise Energy offers one of the most resource-efficient and nearly infinitely scalable solutions to power our planet. It is the perfect complement to our current renewable solutions, allowing us to reach baseload sustainable power in a not so distant future.”
Quaise will use fusion technology to drill the world’s deepest hole — up to 20 km deep — to reach the Earth’s ultra-deep geothermal energy where temperatures are close to 500 °C. By tapping only 0.1% of that heat source, it would be possible to supply the world’s energy needs for more than 20 million years. By 2028, the goal is to use as many existing coal-fired infrastructures — there are 8,500 around the world — which will have to be repurposed after 2050. The idea is to use the premise to convert steam into electricity, keeping the power plants running without emitting any pollution.
