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World's first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in 23 months
Original: World's First enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/worlds-first
The world's first enhanced geothermal power plant has been completed after a construction period of just 23 months, a notably fast timeline for an energy project of this kind. The milestone is drawing attention as a potential sign that enhanced geothermal systems, which use techniques from the oil and gas industry to unlock heat deep underground, could scale faster than traditional geothermal developments and become a serious source of always-on clean power.
Why now: A record-fast build time for a novel clean energy technology suggests geothermal may be scaling more quickly than expected.
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- World's First enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/worlds-first-enhanced-geothermal-power-plant-completed-in-just-23-months/ # HackerNews # Tech # GeothermalEnergy · hackernews@robot.villas · 2
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