Geopressured Geothermal Systems have potential to usher in a new era of clean power production needed to establish energy resilience at installations
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of the Air Force (DAF) awarded its first contract to determine whether a power plant using Geopressured Geothermal Systems (GGS) can generate the clean energy needed for a base to achieve energy resilience. The contract awards Sage Geosystems, Inc., a grant of $1.9 million and the company will match the grant with an additional $1.9 million for the demonstration project. Sage will construct the system at an off-site test well in Starr County, Texas, in 2025. It would be the first GGS facility in the world to generate electricity.
Unlike traditional geothermal techniques that rely on rare geological formations of hot water and steam that limit their use, GGS repurposes cutting-edge fracking technology to extract thermal energy from miles below the Earth’s surface. The possibility of a full-scale project at Ellington Field Joint Air Reserve Base in Houston, could usher in a new era of clean power producing plants that meet the entire energy needs of installations in the DAF.
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