Drilling Complete on Australian Geothermal Project
After some false starts, the first commercial attempt to create a geothermal power plant using hot dry rock technology reached a crucial milestone in late January, when a production well successfully reached its target depth of 13,850 feet. Hot dry rock technology, which draws energy from deep underground areas where geothermal heat is abundant, but no water exists to carry the heat to the surface, was employed to create the well.