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Khosla-backed Mazama Energy ne $135M raised, super-hot-rock geothermal mein deeper drilling

Mazama Energy ne Centaurus Capital aur Doerr Capital ke lead mein oversubscribed $135M Series B close kiya, Newberry, Oregon pe superhot rock geothermal development accelerate kiya 400°C pe 10x power potential ke saath.

01 / Kya hua

Kya hua

Mazama Energy ne September 17, 2026 ko $135M oversubscribed Series B close kiya, Centaurus Capital aur Doerr Capital ke lead mein, Newberry, Oregon pe superhot rock geothermal scale karne ke liye.

Mazama Energy ne September 17, 2026 ko $135 million naya capital announce kiya superhot rock geothermal commercial development speed ke liye. Oversubscribed Series B ko Centaurus Capital (John Arnold ke founded) aur Doerr Capital ne lead kiya, ConocoPhillips aur Shell Ventures join hue; Khosla Ventures aur Gates Frontier baar baar invest kare hain; aur investors mein SiteGround Capital, H. Barton Asset Management, aur Jeffrey and Marieke Rothschild Foundation hain.

Mazama ka doosra well, Project Athena, September 2026 mein 10,350 feet 15 din mein reach kara — lagbhag 2025 ke well se 80% jaldi — aur ab approximately 15,000 feet ki taraf drill kar raha hai 750°F (400°C) pe. Is temperature pe paani supercritical hota hai, jo conventional 390°F well se 10x zyada power de sakta hai, simultaneously 75% kam paani aur 80% kam wells use karta hai.

Naya capital Project Ceres ko fund karega, U.S. Department of Energy ki support se, jo horizontal well development ko 15 MWe per well tak le jaayega aur 2027 mein power generation demonstrate karega. Mazama Newberry, Oregon site pe 10+ GWe resource potential ki independent certification target kar raha hai.

Sriram Vasantharajan, Mazama Energy ka CEO, pehle Quaise Energy co-founded ki thi, jo ultra-deep geothermal mining technology develop karti thi. Newberry pe humne extreme-temperature drilling, reservoir creation aur heat harvesting ki critical pieces sab demonstrate kiye hain — kisi aur engineered geothermal system mein aisa temperature nahi hua.

$135M Series BOversubscribed Series B round, Centaurus Capital aur Doerr Capital ke lead mein, September 17, 2026 announce.
$135M
10,350 ft 15 din meinProject Athena ne 15 din mein 10,350 feet pahuncha — ~2025 se 80% jaldi — ~15,000 ft ki taraf 750°F (400°C) pe.
10,350 ft in 15 days
750°F (400°C)Target temperature depth pe jahan paani supercritical hota hai, jo 390°F conventional well se 10x power de sakta hai.
750°F (400°C)
10+ GWe Newberry peMazama Newberry, Oregon site pe 10+ GWe resource potential ki independent certification target kar raha hai.
10+ GWe
15 MWe per well 2027 takProject Ceres (DOE-supported) horizontal well development ko 15 MWe per well tak le jaayega, 2027 mein power generation demonstrate karega.
15 MWe by 2027
Background

Kya hua

Mazama Energy ne September 17, 2026 ko $135 million naya capital announce kiya superhot rock geothermal commercial development speed ke liye. Oversubscribed Series B ko Centaurus Capital (John Arnold ke founded) aur Doerr Capital ne lead kiya, ConocoPhillips aur Shell Ventures join hue; Khosla Ventures aur Gates Frontier baar baar invest kare hain.

Key Numbers

Drilling kaise change ho raha hai

Mazama ka doosra well, Project Athena, September 2026 mein 10,350 feet 15 din mein reach kara — lagbhag 2025 ke well se 80% jaldi — aur ab approximately 15,000 feet ki taraf drill kar raha hai 750°F (400°C) pe. Is temperature pe paani supercritical hota hai, jo conventional 390°F well se 10x zyada power de sakta hai, simultaneously 75% kam paani aur 80% kam wells use karta hai.

What Next

Aage kya hai

Naya capital Project Ceres ko fund karega, U.S. Department of Energy ki support se, jo horizontal well development ko 15 MWe per well tak le jaayega aur 2027 mein power generation demonstrate karega. Mazama Newberry, Oregon site pe 10+ GWe resource potential ki independent certification target kar raha hai.

02 / Kyun matter karta hai

Kyun matter karta hai

Naya capital Project Ceres ko 15 MWe per well tak 2027 mein le jaayega aur 10+ GWe resource potential ki certification — 10x density aur 75% kam water ke saath clean baseload reshape kar sakta hai.

Money

Opportunity · Direct · High

Clean Energy Investors

$135M Series B ne superhot rock geothermal ki commercial viability pe strong investor confidence dikhaya

Daily Life

Opportunity · Indirect · Medium

Energy Policy Watchers

400°C pe supercritical geothermal 10x power aur 75% kam water se clean baseload reshape kar sakta hai

Work Career

Regulatory-change · Contextual · Low

Tech Startup Followers

DOE-supported Project Ceres advanced geothermal demonstration funding ke liye federal precedent set kar sakta hai

03 / Seedhi baat

Seedhi baat

Seedhi baat
$135M ne superhot-rock geothermal ko 400°C pe commercial scale ke ek well aur door le gaya.

Mazama Energy ne $135M raise kiya 15,000 ft 400°C pe drill karne ke liye — superhot rock geothermal 10x power aur 75% kam water deliver kar sakta hai.

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Reporting/TechCrunch

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal

PrimaryPublished Sep 17, 2026Accessed Sep 18, 2026
Filing/GlobeNewswire via LeaderPost

Mazama Energy Raises $135 Million to Scale the World's Hottest Engineered Geothermal System

CorroboratingPublished Sep 17, 2026Accessed Sep 18, 2026
Filing/Business Insider Markets (GlobeNewswire)

Mazama Energy Raises $135 Million to Scale the World's Hottest Engineered Geothermal System

CorroboratingPublished Sep 17, 2026Accessed Sep 18, 2026
Reporting/Yahoo Finance (GlobeNewswire)

Mazama Energy Raises $135 Million to Scale the World's Hottest Engineered Geothermal System

CorroboratingPublished Sep 17, 2026Accessed Sep 18, 2026
Reporting/Right Now Oregon (GlobeNewswire)

Mazama Energy Raises $135 Million to Scale the World's Hottest Engineered Geothermal System

ContextPublished Sep 17, 2026Accessed Sep 18, 2026

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CEO Sriram Vasantharajan ne pehle Quaise Energy co-founded ki thi, jo ultra-deep geothermal mining technology develop karti thi.

Log kya keh rahe hain

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Sriram Vasantharajanpress-release

“At Newberry, we have demonstrated the critical pieces together: extreme-temperature drilling, reservoir creation and heat harvesting, at temperatures no other engineered geothermal system has achieved.”

Vinod Khoslapress-release

“Power is the constraint on everything we're trying to build this decade. We backed Mazama early because geothermal can be the planet's largest source of clean, 24/7 power.”

John Doerrpress-release

“The world needs vastly more electricity, and we need to produce it cleanly and affordably. Superhot geothermal has the potential to be a major new source of 24/7 clean power.”

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