New excavation method to obtain energy from the earth.

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New excavation method to obtain energy from the earth.



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Imagine if humanity managed to dig a hole so deep that it surpassed our historical record, going far beyond the tailings pond in Russia. Now imagine that to do this we will use new technology instead of drill bits. This is not a futuristic idea; it is the bold plan of the American company Quaise Energy, which wants to access the energy of the Earth's core using technology that employs millimeter waves capable of vaporizing rocks as if they were made of butter. The goal is to pave the way for a new era of unlimited clean energy available anywhere on the planet.


The core technology used by Quaise Energy is a device called a Gyrotron that generates extremely high-frequency and high-intensity waves. These waves penetrate deep into the ground and literally melt tunnels to depths that would be unreachable using conventional methods. The company recently tested its hybrid wave and an oil and gas platform in Houston, Texas, a perfect environment to prove that this innovation can work on an industrial scale.


The system works like a powerful microwave. During the demonstration, a 100 kW Girotron operating at 50,000 volts managed to melt a mixture of granite and basalt at a rate of 2 cm per minute. Here comes the most interesting detail: the probe is hybrid, combining both conventional drilling and millimeter waves. This means it can be used in conjunction with existing oil and gas platforms, leveraging the industry's global infrastructure to accelerate the energy transition.




The team believes that using this system will make it possible to reach depths between 3 and 20 km where temperatures exceed 375º. This is the range where the so-called superheated rock is found, which is perfect for continuous geothermal energy generation. Although the technology involves cutting-edge physics, its control and precision depend heavily on intelligent predictive models. By integrating sensors and advanced simulations, the probe is able to predict the thermal behavior of the rocks and adjust its power in real time, ensuring safety, stability, and efficiency during the process. In addition, the system will be able to monitor subsoil reactions and respond to unexpected changes in rock type or density, making the process increasingly autonomous over time.


The great triumph of this approach is its global scalability by using platforms and probes already available in the oil industry. Quaise Energy aims to transform a widely used model into a modern energy solution, without having to start from scratch.


Superheated geothermal energy has advantages that no other source offers: it works 24 hours a day regardless of the weather, is available anywhere in the world, does not depend on batteries, sun, or wind, and has the potential to provide terawatts of clean energy, replacing fossil fuels on a large scale.


Could this be a real solution to our civilization's energy stagnation? Could it be that the answer for the future has always been under our feet, and we simply had no way to reach it? If it works, the earth's heat could light up our cities, power our data, and free the world from the fossil fuel era all at the same time. However, the deeper we go, the more responsibility we will have for what we find.





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Great information!! This is the first time I hear about this technology. From what I understand this method allows a good efficiency, a hotter steam produces more mechanical energy per unit of fluid and also has a higher energy density as more energy is extracted from a smaller volume of fluid. !hiqvote

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