CREDIT: FERVO integrated electrification infrastructure at geothermal sites allows operators to run plants with greater precision, fewer manual interventions and significantly reduced downtime.
As the industry scales from tens of gigawatts to hundreds, operational efficiency becomes the difference between geothermal being competitive or not. Where AI becomes truly transformative is in optimisation. Tools like ABB Ability OPTIMAX use AI modules to forecast load demand, energy generation and pricing, dynamically adjusting how a plant operates in real time.
Applied to geothermal, this means better resource management, reduced energy losses and smarter integration with the broader grid alongside solar and wind assets.
If you can use data to change the way a plant operates, you can improve your performance per megawatt metric.
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