The market challenges that force the shallow geothermal industry to continue innovating
With a summer like the one Europe had this year, one would think that the shallow geothermal market is experiencing a busy time. At the end of the day, the…
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Fervo’s Cape Station reached a milestone last week, but the next one is even more important
Last week, Fervo celebrated first power production from their Phase 1 100 MW flagship Cape Station project in Utah, US. This was a milestone moment, given the size of the…
Injecting gas in a geothermal well can double its net energy output
Increasing production from geothermal reservoirs is often done through the use of an electric submersible pump (ESP). Especially in regions where no significant overpressure exists, such as the German Molasse…
Response to feedback from Mark McClure
Last week, we published the latest contribution from Elliot Yearsley, in which he discusses the lack of published well test data to support the claims made by Fervo about their…
The reservoir will always have its final say
With 500 Megawatts (MW) of plant capacity in construction for their flagship geothermal project at Cape Station, Utah, one might think that Fervo had already answered the questions on the…
Why high oil prices can also be a bad thing for the energy transition
Signhild Gehlin A lot can happen in two years. That’s how long it is since I spoke to Signhild Gehlin, CEO at the Swedish Geoenergy Centre (read our previous interview…
No B without A
In oil and gas, production is influenced by market demand, but it remains relatively decoupled from end-use consumption – you produce hydrocarbons, sell them, and the relationship between producer and…
Cape Station and the case of the missing reserves report
In a press release dated June 10 2025, Fervo Energy announced a reserves report by DeGolyer & MacNaughton (D&M), which they say confirms that the Cape Station project can support…
The low productivity of enhanced geothermal systems
Fervo Energy operate the world’s most well-funded Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) project at Cape Station, Utah, and have published well test results from which the Productivity Index can be estimated.…
The critical role of cement
In January this year, during a presentation at the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association (CEGA), Eavor’s VP Drilling Performance, Mark Hodder, shared some insights on the drilling aspects of the Geretsried…
Eavor stepping away from operator role in Geretsried
Fair play. I have published about Eavor before, and I’ve been critical not only of the level of secrecy surrounding the company and its operations, but also of the concept…
United Downs – it is too early to uncork the bottle
Maybe it is because I am connected with Ryan Law on LinkedIn, but the number of posts about the success of the United Downs geothermal project was unstoppable for a…