Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test
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Endurance Energy deployed a 100-kilowatt prototype geothermal power plant called Adélie at Axial Seamount in the northeast Pacific in September 2026, drilling into hydrothermal vents at 5,000 feet depth and generating net-positive electricity, demonstrating technical feasibility of subsea geothermal power.
The demonstration produced electricity for less than 10 seconds and remains a proof-of-concept; commercial viability and cost-effectiveness at scale have not been established.
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