Private geothermal developer
Appears in 1 story · Last updated Nov 15, 2026
Selected for a $3 million award, pending negotiation
On November 12, the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) selected eight teams to share up to $30 million for one problem: building wells that survive rock hotter than 375 °C and under more than 22 megapascals of pressure. Commercial geothermal equipment tops out near 220 °C. Above that, steel casing, Portland cement and off-the-shelf electronics tend to fail.
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