Endurance Energy tests undersea geothermal plant off Oregon, drills 52-foot well into 500°F heat and briefly generates net-positive power
Endurance Energy tested an undersea geothermal system off Oregon, drilling a 52-foot well into 500°F heat and briefly generating net-positive electricity before a cable failure halted the experiment; the Seattle startup, founded by former SpaceX engineer Andrew Redd, aims to build a network of undersea power plants to provide baseload clean energy and has raised $63 million.
More: Heatmap News, Daily 8
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Heatmap News / Katie Brigham: Endurance Energy’s Prototype Subsea Geothermal Well Produced ~2 kW for 8.7 Seconds After First-Ever Mile-Deep Seafloor Drilling
- Also at: Daily 8
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