The $ 40m funding will go towards harnessing and developing fusion technology to drill a record-breaking 20km through the earth ’ s crust , potentially unlocking an unlimited supply of power .
Traditional drilling technology cannot reach the depths needed to access the 500C subterranean rocks deep below the earth ’ s surface . Currently , the world ’ s deepest manmade hole is 12.2km deep .
To make things sound even more sci-fi and futuristic , Quaise will use a gyrotron machine . Gyrotrons are normally used to superheat plasma in fusion reactors , but Quaise will attempt to adapt the technology to shoot beams to effectively ‘ burn ’ superdeep holes into the ground , water would then be pumped in to create vast amounts of steam which can then be converted into clean electricity .
In a press release ,
Quaise said “ At these depths , geothermal energy is power-dense , virtually unlimited , and available everywhere on the planet .
Geothermal energy plants are currently built in places where hot rock is close to the earth ’ s surface and accounts for under 1 % of the global energy mix . Advances in harnessing geothermal energy in more parts of the world could have a big impact on clean energy targets
Quaise aims to build its first drilling machines to demonstrate the capabilities of this novel drilling technology by 2024
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Una empresa energética perforará el agujero más profundo del mundo para acceder a un
sinfín de energías limpias
La nueva empresa del MIT , Quaise Energy , ha conseguido financiación para perforar el agujero más profundo del mundo y obtener cantidades inagotables de energía geotérmica limpia .
La financiación de 40 millones de dólares se destinará a aprovechar y desarrollar la tecnología de fusión para perforar 20 km a través de la corteza terrestre , un récord , que podría liberar un suministro ilimitado de energía .
La tecnología de perforación tradicional no puede alcanzar la profundidad necesaria para acceder a las rocas subterráneas de 500C que se encuentran bajo la superficie terrestre . Actualmente , el agujero más profundo del mundo hecho por el hombre tiene 12,2 km de profundidad .
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