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Quaise Energy Millimeter-Wave Drilling Project

Sector: Geothermal • Location: Texas, United States

Source: MIT News

Project
Under Testing

A drilling project using high-frequency electromagnetic waves to vaporize rock for geothermal wells, with a recent Texas field test drilling 100 meters of hard basement rock in about a month, planning kilometer-scale trials to reach superhot rock temperatures around 400 C.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Geothermal
Location
Texas, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
MIT News

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The project “Quaise Energy Millimeter-Wave Drilling Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Geothermal sector, located in Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from MIT News.

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A drilling project using high-frequency electromagnetic waves to vaporize rock for geothermal wells, with a recent Texas field test drilling 100 meters of hard basement rock in about a month, planning kilometer-scale trials to reach superhot rock temperatures around 400 C.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

Texas

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Geothermal

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2026-04-18

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