Texas A&M University

Fuels derived directly from plant matter.

EGS are artificial reservoirs created underground in areas with hot rock, where fluid pathways are enhanced through safe drilling processes to increase connectivity. These pathways allow fluid to flow through the hot rock, bringing heat to the surface for electricity generation.

Electrochemical devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity to power electric motors in aircraft.

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The first enhanced geothermal plant in the United States, developed as a partnership between Google and Fervo Energy to provide zero-carbon baseload electricity for Google's data centers.

A research project to develop and test an ultrasonic deterrent device that produces pulsing sounds to protect bats from wind turbine blade strikes. The device mimics natural bat vocalizations to deter bats from the area around spinning turbine blades.

Fervo Energy's geothermal facility in southern Utah where the company achieved its latest 21-day horizontal well drilling record, demonstrating significant advancements in drilling speed and cost reduction.

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2024 blockbuster movie and reboot of the 1990s hit film that depicts a tornado destroying a wind energy turbine, raising public concerns about tornado threats to wind farms.

A device that produces pulsing ultrasonic whistles designed to deter bats from wind turbine blades. The device attaches to turbine blades and emits sounds that mimic natural bat vocalizations when air passes through tiny whistles as the blades turn.