Forbes reports from our tech demo in Garching

In October, journalist Christine Ro came to our test facility in Garching. She watched electric impulse drilling (EID) break a granite block in a water-filled tub. EID breaks rock from within with high-voltage pulses. 500 pulses at 500 kV left a hole in the rock.

Her Forbes article, “Tapping Munich’s Geothermal Wealth”, is an independent look at the region. Munich sits on hot thermal water, and plants like the one in Sauerlach already tap it. Most of the world does not have that geology. Next-generation geothermal has to reach hot rock there too.

That is what we build EID for. This was a lab test on a piece of granite. The field is the next step, and we will keep sharing what we learn.

Read the full article on Forbes.

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