The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) has just announced the approval of a collaboration with the Technology Cooperation Program (TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal is to establish a platform for collaboration between the main projects currently working on super-hot rock (SHR) geothermal energy, a technique which, unlike traditional deep geothermal systems, makes it possible to exploit extremely hot areas deep within the Earth’s crust. Its main advantage is that it could be deployed in a larger number of areas on Earth.
This collaboration between the CATF and the IEA should help advance the research, development, and deployment of SHR technology, thereby accelerating the availability of an unlimited source of carbon-free energy that is accessible at all times.
It will initially be led by representatives from Norway, Japan, New Zealand, Iceland, and Italy, and will gradually open up to other countries. It will link global efforts in SHR geothermal energy and provide shared resources to help projects move forward more quickly and efficiently.
To follow the progress of this collaboration and find out how you can get involved, visit catf.us/superhot-rock.