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A comment on Quaise Energy – Unlocking the true power of clean geothermal energy. Parent comment
There isn't one.
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> Is it a scam?
It won't work.
I do not have the ability to tell if it's a scam. They might really believe it. A scam would require them to know they were wrong.
> Are they bringing anything new to the table?
No.
> Their timeline is pretty tight with first rig in 2 years and commercial level first power plant in another 2.
You can't even build a bog standard coal plant that fast.
> They should have demonstrated at least a couple of holes deeper than a few km by now you'd assume.
If you believed in them, yes, I'd agree.
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There isn't one.
.
> Is it a scam?
It won't work.
I do not have the ability to tell if it's a scam. They might really believe it. A scam would require them to know they were wrong.
.
> Are they bringing anything new to the table?
No.
.
> Their timeline is pretty tight with first rig in 2 years and commercial level first power plant in another 2.
You can't even build a bog standard coal plant that fast.
.
> They should have demonstrated at least a couple of holes deeper than a few km by now you'd assume.
If you believed in them, yes, I'd agree.