STARTUP TAPS UNDERWATER VOLCANO AS ENERGY SOURCE IN “PROOF POINT” TEST

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Endurance Energy, a Seattle-based startup, recently demonstrated the technical feasibility of using an active underwater volcano to generate electricity. The startup deployed a 3-ton prototype power plant at the Axial Seamount in the northeast Pacific Ocean in September and generated less than 10 seconds of net-positive electricity. The company's next trial run, planned for the winter of 2026 to 2027, will aim to sustain higher power generation. It is currently developing a 2-megawatt commercial generator for its first planned commercial deployment with the Kingdom of Tonga in 2027.