CREDIT: ABB
ABB has contracts to support the production of geothermal energy all over the world
One factor that also gets overlooked is awareness. Geothermal simply hasn’ t had the same visibility or investment in public understanding as other renewables. That has slowed the development of supply chains, skilled workforces and the broader ecosystem needed to scale any energy technology.
The good news is that the picture is changing rapidly. The historical barriers are real. However, the question now isn’ t whether geothermal can scale, it’ s how fast we can make it happen.
Q. ARE RECENT INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS – ESPECIALLY FROM ABB –
BREAKING DOWN THESE BARRIERS?
» Absolutely. The speed of change in the last year and a half alone has been amazing. The barriers we discussed historically are being dismantled by technological innovations, strategic partnerships and a shift in how the potential of geothermal is viewed.
The biggest breakthrough has been in drilling technology. Enhanced geothermal systems( EGS) now
30 September 2026