Quaise Energy’s millimeter wave drilling concept is designed for venturing into areas where oil and gas industries haven’t gone so far.Quaise Energy, a geothermal energy spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , is preparing to extract up to 10 times more energy by tapping into rocks at 700 Fahrenheit .
Quaise Energy first made headlines nearly two years ago when it suggested switching to an innovative new technology to tap into geothermal energy. Quaise’s approach involves using microwaves to vaporize the rock and access the geothermal energy. Since drills used by the oil and gas industry aren’t used to working at such temperatures and pressures, Quaise is relying on itsSince no geothermal energy system has tested these depths before, Quaise is unsure how water will behave when it is introduced to these super-high temperatures. The company is researching the best models for this.