Drilling 12 miles down to power the planet

Plus: Woman vomiting for two years diagnosed with cannabis-related syndrome. Feb 01, 2023 [Blueprint]( Drilling for power is nothing new. But I’d wager [you’ve never seen it done like this before](. Matthew Houde, co-founder and Project Manager of Quaise Energy, Inc., says the total energy contained in the heat held beneath the Earth's surface exceeds our planet's annual energy needs by a factor of a billion. So, he’s pioneering a technique called Millimeter-Wave (MMW) Drilling, which uses high-frequency microwaves with a wavelength of 1–10 mm to drill deeply into the soil. And when I say deeply, I mean 12 miles (20 kilometers.) But before you take a deep-dive into that, delve a little deeper into [this video](. It shows a mysterious spiral caught by a telescope, in the night sky over Hawaii. Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers heard from metaverse expert James Coop on why — despite what Bill Gates says –– the metaverse really does have the power to change the world. Don't miss out — [subscribe to IE+]( today to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Mysterious spiral caught by telescope in night sky over Hawaii.]( [Mysterious spiral caught by telescope in night sky over Hawaii.]( It’s enough to make your head spin. [Must Read]MUST READ [Inner energy: Drilling 12 miles into the Earth to power the planet. [premium]]( [Inner energy: Drilling 12 miles into the Earth to power the planet. ]( According to the U.S. Department of Energy, [only 0.1 percent of the Earth's heat would be enough to meet all humanity's energy needs for two million years](. So Matthew Houde, co-founder and Project Manager of Quaise Energy, Inc., wants to make that happen. Houde says the total energy contained in the heat held beneath the Earth's surface exceeds our planet's annual energy needs by a factor of a billion. But how can we access it? Houde and his team at Quaise Energy, an MIT spinoff, are pioneering a technique called Millimeter-Wave (MMW) Drilling, which uses high-frequency microwaves with a wavelength of 1–10 mm to drill deeply into the soil. They intend to be able to drill as deep as six to 12 miles (ten to 20 kilometers), and possibly even farther, by merging traditional mechanical drilling techniques with MMW Drilling technology. → The ultimate goal is to be able to drill a large number of boreholes each year that are as deep as the Kola borehole, which at 40,230 feet (12,262 meters) is the deepest borehole ever dug into the earth, and eventually deeper. 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