Subsurface access. Modular conversion. Intelligent dispatch.
Three engineered layers that turn geological heat into dispatchable electricity for industrial buyers.
Subsurface access through existing wells
The Basin and Range province has thousands of shut-in wells drilled for oil and gas exploration that never produced commercially. Many sit above formations with measured temperatures above 120C at less than 3,000 meters depth.
Critical Energy identifies, assesses, and retrofits these wells with closed-loop coaxial heat exchangers. The formation is never fractured, water is never injected, and the surface footprint is a fraction of conventional geothermal development.
Modular above-ground conversion
Surface skid units use organic Rankine cycle technology to convert extracted heat into electricity and usable process heat. Units are containerized and can be staged to match site load requirements.
The modular design eliminates the multi-year project development cycle of conventional geothermal. A single unit can be operational within months of wellbore preparation, with additional units added as demand grows.
Real-time dispatch via AI market signal processing
The Dispatch Engine reads real-time ISO price signals from CAISO, PJM, and WECC markets, cross-references site demand telemetry, and routes power to its highest-value destination in under 800 milliseconds.
When grid prices spike, the system routes generation to the grid. When site demand ramps up, it diverts power to the industrial load. When both are low, it charges thermal storage. All of this happens without operator intervention.
How dispatch worksReady to evaluate a deployment at your site?
We assess site-specific formation data and provide a preliminary feasibility overview before any commitment is required.
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