Drilling with lightning? Yes, you heard that right. Innovative startup, Telura has developed and is deploying a novel technology that uses electrical impulses to essentially vaporize the rock which will aid in significant cost savings for accessing geothermal of all kinds. They are moving fast, looking to get into the field before year end, then move to commercial scale by next year. You will want to stay tuned!
What if I told you there was a company harnessing the power of lightning to drill for geothermal in order to cut costs and make geothermal more viable, would you believe me? Well, it is true! Telura, has a cutting-edge technology that utilizes "lightning" to drill faster and more efficiently. As described by their technical team the process is as follows:
1️⃣ Each pulse fires between electrodes at the drill tip.
2️⃣ A plasma channel forms inside the rock, not on its surface, and creates a pressure wave that shatters the rock from the inside out.
3️⃣ The pulses fire many times per second, while drilling fluid continuously carries the fine cuttings away.
Undoubtedly, a breakthrough for the industry globally and a technology that will aid in making all types of geothermal from shallow lower temp to super-hot rock accessible. You are going to want to tune into this episode where we sit down with Philipp Engelkamp, CEO and Co-founder to talk about the genesis of Telura, the near- and long-term goals and why geothermal is the obvious choice.
Philipp Engelkamp
https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-engelkamp/?isSelfProfile=false
Telura
https://www.linkedin.com/company/telura-energy/posts/?feedView=videos
CORE Knowledge
https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermal
Nick Cestari
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-cestari-48059268/?isSelfProfile=true