Eden GeoPower Inc. (“Eden”) and ZeroGeo Energy GmbH (“ZeroGeo”) are pleased to announce a strategy and engagement plan to deploy Eden’s rock permeability enhancement technology for Geothermal Heat & Power and Geologic Hydrogen projects in Europe.

Overcoming limitations of traditional hydraulic fracturing in Europe with a new technology

Many European countries have either banned or have a moratorium on traditional hydraulic fracturing for natural resource extraction (for example, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain). This has effectively limited the ability to economically extract geothermal heat, geologic hydrogen and other natural resources from the subsurface. Eden’s technology has the potential to unlock billions of dollars in untapped value for project owners by either improving the productivity of their existing assets or developing new projects without the need for traditional hydraulic fracturing.

Eden’s “Electrical Reservoir Stimulation” Technology

Eden has developed a first-of-its-kind Electrical Reservoir Stimulation (ERS) technology to increase the recovery of natural resources and improve the economics of resource recovery with minimal environmental impact. Its patented Electrical Reservoir Stimulation (ERS) Technology uses electricity to enhance permeability, increasing the recovery of new and existing assets. Eden’s technology reduces water consumption, curbs carbon emissions, and mitigates the seismicity risks that come with traditional hydraulic fracturing, making the process fundamentally more sustainable.

Eden's unique approach is equally well suited to enhancing subsurface permeability across industries, including geologic hydrogen and geothermal.

By using high-voltage electricity and advanced reservoir monitoring techniques, Eden increases rock permeability while controlling the direction of the generated fracture network, targeting specific subsurface areas more precisely. This allows for a step change improvement in reservoir productivity and, as a result, the economic viability of energy transition initiatives that lever geological reservoirs. ERS is an evolution from traditional hydraulic-fracturing methods which are water-intensive and create uncontrollable fractures, or “short-circuits,” that can hinder fluid flow and obstruct re-stimulation, functionally ending a reservoir’s economic viability. Additional benefits of ERS include a substantial reduction in the number of trucks necessary for fluid and proppant transportation, emissions from wastewater treatment, pumping horsepower requirements, and seismic events. The result is a reduction in CO2 emissions, water consumption, and associated environmental hazards compared to traditional hydraulic-fracturing operations.

Alignment with ZeroGeo

ZeroGeo’s project development pipeline (Project Thermo (Germany) and Project Tief (Switzerland)) and its advisory services business are aligned with Eden’s objectives of enhancing subsurface permeability across industries, including geothermal and geologic hydrogen. ZeroGeo will seek to use Eden’s technology in its projects, where possible, and actively promote the use of ERS technology in Europe.

John Ashbridge, CEO of ZeroGeo, commented:
“We are delighted to be working with Eden GeoPower, to help bring their new technology to Europe. The next generation of natural resource recovery technologies are critical in the energy transition. Europe has a long history of geothermal heat and power generation, but facilities have often been unable to achieve required production rates due to restrictions on traditional hydraulic fracturing, so we expect that Eden’s technology will be of great interest to project owners and project developers. Recent geologic hydrogen discoveries in Europe and ongoing exploration open the exciting possibility of developing sovereign European natural hydrogen resources with Eden’s technology.”

Paris Smalls, CEO of Eden, commented:
“We are delighted to have ZeroGeo assisting us with bringing our technology to Europe. Our technology is ideally suited to the operating environment in Europe, which has essentially banned the use of traditional hydraulic rock stimulation techniques in many countries. With our alternative, water-minimal electric based rock stimulation technology, we can increase permeability and avoid the injection of large volumes of water into the reservoir. We believe that our technology can be a game changer for the European renewable energy market, particularly for deep geothermal and geologic hydrogen. Our new partnership with ZeroGeo highlights our goals to bring the value of our technology to the European market, and assist many countries in achieving their renewable energy goals.”

About Eden GeoPower Inc.

Eden is a leader in sustainable natural resource recovery. We break rocks with electricity to maximize subsurface permeability.

We believe that a more sustainable approach to natural resource recovery is critical to creating a carbon-neutral future. By using high-voltage electricity and proprietary modelling and reservoir characterization techniques, we can achieve precise fracture permeability enhancement, while preventing the high-water consumption and environmental risks associated with traditional hydraulic fracturing operations.

With backing from public and private institutions, our next-generation rock permeability enhancement technology is being demonstrated in multiple geologies across the world. We’re working with industry leaders in geothermal energy, geologic hydrogen, geologic carbon storage, and mining to redefine how we recover Earth’s natural resources.

To learn more about Eden and our “groundbreaking” technology, visit www.edengeopower.com.

About ZeroGeo Energy GmbH

ZeroGeo Energy GmbH, a Swiss company, is a leading European renewable energy storage, low carbon power generation and reservoir production optimisation company delivering Energy From Rocks™.

ZeroGeo is committed to contributing to the energy transition by delivering low carbon and baseload geothermal power & storage at industrial scale by deploying enhanced geothermal technologies fused with leading energy project implementation and financing expertise.

ZeroGeo Energy has two ongoing projects in Europe:

Projekt THERMO - to bring geothermal power to Niedersachsen in northern Germany.
Projekt TIEF - to bring geothermal power to northern Switzerland.

The Company is led by an experienced Board and senior management team and the Company will leverage its expertise and experience in capital-intensive oil and gas projects, build synergies with our strategic partners, and deploy the latest developments in enhanced geothermal technologies.

Our greenhouse gas emissions will be certified in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocols and our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) polices are fully aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Eden GeoPower and ZeroGeo Energy Collaborate for Geothermal Heat & Power and Geologic Hydrogen Projects in Europe