Webinar – High-temperature drilling technology for next-gen geothermal, 13 March 2026
Focus on Geothermal webinar - Mission Possible: High temperature drilling technology to enable next-generation geothermal
Carlo Cariaga
10 Mar 2026
Join us on 13 March 2026 for a webinar on the advances being made on high-temperature drilling technology to enable next-generation geothermal development.
As part of the regular Focus on Geothermal Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy, we are proud to host Steve Krase of Hephae Energy Technology for a webinar on “Mission Possible: High temperature drilling technology to enable next-generation geothermal.” Further details are as follows:
Date: 13 March 2026
Time: 14:00 CET / 08:00 ET
Registration: Click here to register
Speaker: Steve Krase, CEO, Hephae Energy Technology
From impossible to inevitable, breakthroughs often come from diverse minds working across disciplines. For decades, directional drilling companies invested millions trying to break the 200°C barrier for circulating temperature, but progress plateaued. When it comes to the economics of why hotter is better, every degree matters. The leap came when a diverse team of engineers and scientists from various disciplines brought fresh ideas.
For Hephae, that journey began in Basque Country, Spain, a hub of high technology infrastructure. This is where ultra high temperature robotics were developed to withstand geothermal extremes. Today, ultra high temperature electronics and sensors are unlocking access to deeper next-generation geothermal resources, increasing efficiency, expanding energy output, and driving scalability by lowering the levelized cost of energy.
About the speaker
A geoscientist and drilling technology innovator with 45 years of industry experience, Steve Krase co-founded Navigate Energy Services and guided it through its successful sale to Nabors Industries in 2012. With multiple patents and a career devoted to advancing drilling technologies, he remains a driving force in the energy transition. As Hephae’s Co-Founder and CEO, he remains at the forefront of developing high temperature technologies that are accelerating the geothermal industry
