A Khosla-backed startup has drilled into some of the hottest rock ever accessed by an enhanced geothermal project—331°C at Oregon’s Newberry Volcano. The promise is compact, 24/7 clean power sited where data centers need it. The catch is the engineering.
The record grabbed headlines: Mazama Energy says it has created the hottest enhanced-geothermal system (EGS) to date, logging 629°F (331°C) at the bottom of a new production well at Newberry Volcano in central Oregon. Backed by Khosla Ventures and Gates Frontier, the company also reports confirmed hydraulic connectivity between an injector and a 10,200-foot deviated producer,
