Oregon State University (OSU) has received a $750,000 gift from Quaise Energy to support research into superhot rock (SHR) geothermal energy, which is considered a resource with the potential to provide 63 terawatts of power.
This capacity represents more than eight times the current global electricity generation and could be achieved by tapping only 1% of the world’s SHR resources, which are located between two and 12 miles beneath the surface.
The funding will allow the Experimental Deep Geothermal Energy (EDGE) lab to study water at temperatures of 374°C (704°F) and pressures reaching 500 atmospheres (500 times the pressure found at the Earth’s surface)…