Going deep on next-gen geothermal

So how ready are these next-generation geothermal technologies to scale?

In this episode, Shayle talks to Dr. Roland Horne, professor of earth sciences at Stanford, where he leads the university’s geothermal program. Shayle and Roland cover topics like:



• Geothermal’s historical challenges of limited geography and high up-front costs


• Three pathways of next-generation geothermal: enhanced, closed-loop, and super-deep (also known as super-critical)


• Knowledge transfer from the oil and gas industry


• Advances in drilling technology that cut across multiple pathways 



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