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Testing reported

Test results stay attributed to whoever reported them.

Open question

What has the technology itself been shown to do, at what scale and under what conditions?

  • Not established in reviewed sources: Independent (non-Fervo) measurement of well flow rates or plant output
  • Not established in reviewed sources: Long-term reservoir thermal decline at Cape Station
  1. Current stateTesting reported12 August 2026 · Company reported · Fervo Energy (SEC filing, Form 8-K exhibit)

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Fervo Energy (SEC filing, Form 8-K exhibit) ↗

  2. Earlier statementTesting reported12 September 2024 · Secondary report · Utility Dive

    Before: Not established in reviewed sources. Source: Utility Dive ↗

Evidence detail

Testing reported

30-day well test at Cape Station: flow rate and potential generation (company claim, reported by trade press); not sustained plant output

Test results stay attributed to whoever reported them.

“A 30-day test at Cape Station achieved a maximum flow rate of 107kg/s at high temperatures, potentially enabling over 10 MW of generation, the company said.”
Attribution
Secondary report
Publisher
Utility Dive
Dated
12 September 2024
First public disclosure
12 September 2024
State before
Not established in reviewed sources
Source read
11 November 2026

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What this does and does not establish

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