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> they were a bit conservative in some ways that will make the economics look worse Or they simply ran into headwinds on a speculative project. I'll "take the
by caminante 2y ago
> they were a bit conservative in some ways that will make the economics look worse
Or they simply ran into headwinds on a speculative project. I'll "take the under" when your PR is cagey about basic project attributes.
- micro2588 2y agoThey do a good job of publishing their results in technical industry publications (advancing the field overall in a surprisingly open way) but I agree can be misleading in their marketing. It will be interesting to see the results of the Cape project once they do multi-well laterals from a single pad power plant with larger diameter wells. That is really more a demonstration of power plant economics beyond the technical feasibility of creating a horizontally fracked reservoir that can be operated for a year.
- caminante 2y agoAh! Cape Station does look much more significant. [0] 400MW of power plant capacity with 2028 COD and mostly contracted with SoCal Edison? Good job. [0] https://www.utilitydive.com/news/cape-station-enhanced-geothermal-utah-fervo-blm-lease/726796/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/cape-station-enhanced-geoth...