Superhot Rock Geothermal in Argentina

The document highlights that just 1% of Argentina's superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 2,659 GW of energy capacity, far exceeding the country's projected 2050 electricity demand of 348,032 GWh. This resource could theoretically replace all fossil fuels used for electricity production, reducing emissions by approximately 47 megatonnes of CO2eq, which represents 129% of Argentina's Nationally Determined Contribution goal. Additionally, the technology offers high energy density, requiring only 12 km² of land per 1 GW, and could eliminate the need for the 17% of natural gas and 4% of electricity that Argentina currently imports.

• Preliminary modeling indicates that Argentina possesses vast superhot rock geothermal resources; specifically, 1% of this resource could provide 2,659 GW of energy capacity and generate over 22,124,797 GWh of electricity.
• The potential energy from 1% of Argentina's superhot rock resource is sufficient to meet the country's projected 2050 electricity demand of 348,032 GWh, leaving over 21,776,765 GWh for other uses like hydrogen production or exports.
• Superhot rock geothermal could improve Argentina's energy independence by replacing the 17% of natural gas and 4% of electricity currently imported.
• Superhot rock geothermal is highly land-efficient, requiring approximately 12 km² per 1 GW, which is significantly lower than natural gas (160 km²), solar (180 km²), offshore wind (520 km²), or biomass (14,000 km²).

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Superhot Rock Geothermal in Argentina. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144520/Argentina-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Superhot Rock Geothermal in Argentina. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144520/Argentina-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendsuperhot, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Superhot Rock Geothermal in Argentina}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144520/Argentina-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }