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Webinar recording with Fervo Energy on key technologies to accelerate geothermal energy development

Webinar recording with Fervo Energy on key technologies to accelerate geothermal energy development Tim Latimer, webinar screenshot
Alexander Richter 18 Dec 2020

In this recent webinar, Tim Latimer, founder and CEO of Fervo Energy shares details on how novel drilling techniques can scale up geothermal energy development.

In its webinar series EnergySource: Innovation Stream on new technologies with the potential to reshape the global energy system, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center engages on discussions with companies and individuals working diligently to bring those innovations to market at scale. On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the Global Energy Center hosted Tim Latimer, founder and chief executive officer of Fervo Energy, discussing how novel drilling techniques can scale up geothermal energy development.

With the right technologies, geothermal energy can play an important role in the energy transition. Tim Latimer discusses how Fervo’s design incorporates horizontal drilling and distributed fiber optic sensing to dramatically increase the productivity and lifetime of geothermal wells. He also described technological innovations that minimize the environmental impact of geothermal development while reducing costs.

You can listen into the webinar here:

Tim Latimer, founder and chief executive officer, Fervo Energy

Tim Latimer is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Fervo Energy. Fervo commercializes technology to develop, own, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. Tim began his career as a drilling engineer with BHP Billiton where he worked in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins. With a growing appreciation of the urgency and importance of climate change, Tim left the oil and gas industry 2015 to pursue an MBA and an MS in Environment and Resources from Stanford University and learn how to best contribute to the clean energy transition. Tim has also worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and as a consultant for startups Biota Technology and McClure Geomechanics. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa and is a proud native of Texas.

Source: Atlantic Council