The Green Blueprint Building Fervo's geothermal giant
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May 21, 2025 Sarah Jewett, Vice President of Strategy at Fervo Energy, shares her inspiring journey into geothermal energy during her honeymoon. She reveals how Fervo's groundbreaking techniques, like horizontal drilling, are revolutionizing access to geothermal resources in ways once thought impossible. The conversation dives into the challenges of innovative financing, strategic partnerships, and the project's rapid scaling in response to energy demands. Jewett emphasizes the untapped potential of geothermal as a clean solution to meet the rising energy needs of the future.
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Honeymoon Breakthrough Text
- Sarah Jewett received a text on her honeymoon showing steam from Fervo's first commercial geothermal well, confirming their technology's success.
- It was an emotional moment symbolizing a breakthrough despite her husband's indifference to the event.
Oil & Gas Techniques Unlock Geothermal
- Fervo applies oil and gas techniques like horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to geothermal power.
- This allows access to hot rock almost anywhere underground, not just rare steam-laden sites.
Project Red's Risk-Minimized Testing
- Project Red was an uplift project at an existing Nevada geothermal site, testing Fervo's tech at the field's edge without risking the existing operation.
- They drilled a two-well system and integrated it with the existing power facility to test subsurface technology.