Hot Dry Rock

We develop Renewable Low Carbon Power Generation projects in Europe by deploying Hot Dry Rock (“HDR”) technologies.

We license those technologies best suited for each project and develop our own intellectual property associated with geothermal power generation projects.

HDR technologies can benefit a wide range of power storage and generation systems.

  • Energy Suppliers

    Energy Suppliers

    Baseload grid support
    Variable arbitrage
    Conversion of coal and thermal plants

  • Transmission System Operators

    Transmission System Operators

    Grid balancing & stability

  • Geothermal Operators

    Geothermal Operators

    Converting underperforming or failed hydrothermal/EGS wells if brine flow rates or temperatures not achieved

  • Ground PV

    Ground PV

    Variable arbitrage
    Convert to baseload power plant

  • Wind Farms

    Wind Farms

    Variable arbitrage
    Convert to baseload power plant

  • Oil & Gas Operators

    Oil & Gas Operators

    Repurpose end-of-life wells to storage
    Delay abandonment
    Decarbonise power supply for operations

How do the different Hot Dry Rock technologies harvest heat and power from the Earth?

  • Open Loop EGS

    Open Loop

    Fracturing creates an artificial reservoir

    Multiple wells: higher CAPEX/MW

    - Fractures must connect across multiple wells
    - Requires continuous injection of large volumes of water at high pressure (10’000 to 15’000 PSI)
    - Fluid must disperse evenly across fractures to avoid short circuiting into a single flow channel
    - Huge parasitic loads from friction pressures

  • Closed Loop

    Closed Loop

    Boreholes form a “radiator” shape underground

    Single & multiple wells: requires tens of km of well length for sufficient surface area for heat transfer
    - New technology is needed for complex directional drilling and well completions
    - No connectivity with surrounding rock, conduction heating only
    - Lower power output per well than EGS

Co-location

We can offer co-location of renewables power generation to convert existing Ground PV, Onshore Wind and Thermal into integrated and scalable baseload renewable power generation plants.

Sustainable & Secure

We offer power production technologies that are more sustainable and raw material-secure than any other storage or renewable power generation system.

Our power production does not rely on critical materials necessary for other renewable energy generation systems.