Quaise Energy公司在其位于德克萨斯州中部的现场使用其专有的毫米波技术钻探了100米深的井。这一成就创下了毫米波钻探的纪录。

Quaise 的毫米波系统首次利用回旋加速器烧蚀岩石，无需任何井下硬件。与难以钻进花岗岩和玄武岩等坚硬高温岩石的传统钻头不同，毫米波技术可以接触到温度约为 752°F（约 370°C）的超热岩石，这些岩石通常位于地球地下深处。

利用地下更深的较热岩石，地热发电厂可以产生比传统地热发电厂多很多倍的能量，从而开辟出可以与大型化石燃料发电厂的电力输出相匹配的电网规模项目。

Quaise Energy drilled to a depth of 100 m using its proprietary millimeter wave technology at its field site in Central Texas. This achievement sets a record for millimeter wave drilling.

Quaise’s millimeter wave system harnesses a gyrotron to ablate rock for the first time without any downhole hardware. Unlike conventional drill bits, which struggle with hard, hot, rocks like granite and basalt, millimeter wave technology allows access to superhot rock—around 752°F—typically found deep within the Earth’s subsurface.

Accessing hotter rock deeper underground enables geothermal plants to generate many times more energy than traditional geothermal, opening up grid-scale projects that can match the power output of major fossil fuel plants.