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November 2, 2026

First-of-its-kind geothermal plant makes power from an underwater volcano

  • For 8.7 seconds, the Adélie test plant successfully generated more electricity than it consumed.
    • By LISA LANNIGAN
    Editor

    Screencaptures from Endurance Energy video [enlarge]
    The test took place about 300 miles off the Oregon coast and nearly a mile below the surface.

    A Seattle startup has put a power plant on an active underwater volcano.


     
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