Sriram Vasantharajan, Mazama Energy
Mazama Energy presents an engineered geothermal approach to access deep-earth heat through superhot rock resources for large-scale clean power. Sriram Vasantharajan of Mazama Energy, chief executive officer, explains drilling advances, a patented refrigeration method to protect high-temperature electronics, field proof-of-concept work in Oregon and how repurposed oil and gas engineering can scale geothermal to gigawatts. theCUBE Research presents the segment with hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante. Vasantharajan states that superhot rock resources are vast and renewable and that extracting a small fraction could yield multiple terawatts of firm power. They cite a pilot that unlocks roughly 5 gigawatts with a clear path toward 10 gigawatts. They note Series B backing from investors such as Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla and strategic partnerships with ConocoPhillips and Shell. theCUBE Research hosts observe that this timing aligns with rising artificial intelligence, AI infrastructure energy demand.