Unleashing Earth's Inferno: The HOT ROCK Act and the Dawn of Superhot Geothermal Energy Posted by Alphaxioms Geothermal News Nairobi, February 15, 2026 By: Robert Buluma Imagine standing on the surface of our planet, completely unaware of the roaring furnace miles beneath your feet, a colossal reservoir of heat, forged in the fires of Earth’s creation, waiting patiently to be harnessed. This is not science fiction. It is the very real promise of superhot rock geothermal energy, a breakthrough technology that could completely redefine how we generate power across the globe. On February 13, 2026, Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced the HOT ROCK Act , a bold, bipartisan piece of legislation designed to accelerate the development of this next-generation geothermal frontier. For those of us here in Nairobi, watching the steam vents and hot springs of the Great Rift Valley, this news feels especially personal. Africa already leads the world ...
#1 source for global geothermal developments, technology, and analysis.