Can geothermal energy solve the AI energy crunch? I-Pulse Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Robert Friedland explains how a $250 million US investment will accelerate breakthrough semiconductor technology designed to drill deep into Earth's heat, deliveri
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Source: Bloomberg
Published: 2026-06-26
Signal score: 5
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I-Pulse is developing advanced drilling technology, backed by a $250 million investment, to access deep geothermal energy for power generation.
This initiative addresses the escalating energy demands of AI infrastructure, a critical bottleneck for continued expansion. If successful, it could offer a sustainable, baseload power solution for data centers, mitigating reliance on fossil fuels and potentially lowering operational costs for tech giants like NVIDIA and Microsoft, who are major consumers of electricity.
Future developments to monitor include the scalability of I-Pulse's drilling technology and its cost-competitiveness with existing power sources. Demonstrating consistent, high-volume energy output from these deep geothermal sites will be key to its widespread adoption.
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