{"id":316959,"date":"2025-11-27T15:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=316959"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:35:39","slug":"mazama-energy-sets-new-world-record-in-geothermal-energy","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/mazama-energy-sets-new-world-record-in-geothermal-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazama Energy sets new world record in geothermal energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amid the growing global need for clean, reliable, high-density energy, Mazama Energy has developed the <strong>world&#8217;s hottest enhanced geothermal power (EGS) system<\/strong>, reaching a temperature of <strong>331 \u00b0C<\/strong> at its pilot plant located in Newberry, Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thermal Lattice\u2122 Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this record, the company used its <strong>Thermal Lattice\u2122<\/strong> technology, a geothermal stimulation technique inspired by <strong>hydraulic fracturing<\/strong>, but designed for superheated rock environments. This technology enabled the <strong>creation of complex fractures and improved connectivity between wells<\/strong>, maintaining well integrity even under extreme thermal conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system achieved outstanding operational results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drilling penetration up to <strong>100 feet per hour<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustained advances of 76 feet per hour in granite, basalt, and granodiorite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drilled <strong>2,760 ft through volcanic formations<\/strong> with no tool or motor failures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scalability from pilot to mass generation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After validating its technology at the demonstration site, Mazama plans to scale up with a <strong>15 MW pilot by 2026<\/strong>, followed by a <strong>200 MW<\/strong> project <strong>in the same region<\/strong>. In parallel, the company is looking to explore horizontal wells and boreholes in rocks above 400 \u00b0C, which would allow a tenfold increase in energy density and an 80% reduction in the number of wells required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These advances could transform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/geothermal-new-energy-trend-everything\/#toc_heading-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">geothermal energy<\/a><\/strong> into a <strong>competitive, dispatchable and global<\/strong> solution, capable of powering critical infrastructure such as data centers, factories, power grids and entire cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is this so important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rise of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/impact-of-ai-on-strategic-foresight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a><\/strong>, data centers and industrial electrification has intensified the demand for a <strong>constant, clean and efficient energy source<\/strong>. Unlike traditional renewable sources such as solar or wind, whose production is intermittent, <strong>geothermal offers continuous generation 24\/7<\/strong>, without depending on the weather or the time of day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement is a major step towards making <strong>clean, consistent and cheap energy<\/strong> a reality on a massive scale, making it an ideal solution for the energy demands of electricity-intensive technologies such as <strong>data centers and Artificial Intelligence (AI).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/10\/28\/3175515\/0\/en\/Mazama-Energy-Unveils-the-World-s-Hottest-Enhanced-Geothermal-System-Paving-the-Way-for-Affordable-Clean-Power-on-a-Global-Scale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mazama Energy via Globenewswire<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company reached 331 \u00b0C at its upgraded geothermal system in Oregon, marking a turning point for continuous clean energy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":316742,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-316959","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/316959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/316959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=316959"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=316959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}