Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): The Future Energy-Road Ahead

Peter Meisen, Past President, Global Energy Network Institute, asked in 1997, “What if there was an existing, viable technology, that when developed to its highest potential could increase everyone’s standard of living, cut fossil fuel demand and the resultant pollution?” After 23 years of sustained effort by the global scientific community, this is becoming a reality.

The technology to extract heat from granite has been revolutionized in the last few years. The classical method of creating ...