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Released September 10, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Baker Hughes Company (Houston, Texas) is the latest energy player to take part in Controlled Thermal Resources Incorporated's (Imperial, California) development of what could be one of the world's largest geothermal projects. Industrial Info is tracking more than $2.3 billion worth of active and proposed geothermal power-generation projects across the U.S.
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing active and proposed U.S.-based geothermal power-generation projects, by parent company.
Construction on Controlled Thermal's $550 million Hell's Kitchen Geothermal Facility in Salton City, California, which sits on the eastern side of the Salton Sea, started in early 2024 and is expected to wrap up toward the beginning of 2026. It is designed to generate 50 megawatts (MW) from a single steam-turbine generator set; Baker Hughes has signed up to provide services for a proposed second-phase development.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant and Project databases can learn more about Hell's Kitchen from a detailed plant profile and project report.
The project is in the heart of California's Lithium Valley, an area around the Salton Sea that holds one of the world's largest deposits of lithium, a critical mineral in the development of battery energy-storage system (BESS) projects, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and other emerging technologies.
Hell's Kitchen will be supported by an $800 million lithium brine extraction plant in Calipatria, California, which is about 40 miles east of Salton City, on the southern side of the Salton Sea. The project will use direct lithium extraction technology to recover lithium concentrate from Hell's Kitchen's hot thermal brine. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile and project report.
The rising energy demand from data centers and other industries is fueling interest in the geothermal sector. The top customer for the Hell's Kitchen project likely will be CalEthos Incorporated's (Tustin, California) proposed data center campus in Calipatria. CalEthos is seeking to develop a multi-phase complex that would see up to 15 buildings constructed over the next decade, and the project's approval will depend on whether the Hell's Kitchen development reaches fruition.
On its website, CalEthos says the area surrounding its site offers a "3,000-MW geothermal reserve and enough lithium to meet all of the United States' and 40% of the world's projected future EV battery demand." Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Industrial Manufacturing Plant and Project databases can learn more from a plant profile and can click here for a list of detailed reports for the separate buildings.
U.S. geothermal power-generation projects already under construction include Ormat Technologies Incorporated's (Reno, Nevada) $50 million repowering of the Puna Geothermal Power Plant in Pahoa, Hawaii, which is in the easternmost corner of the state's largest island. The company is installing a trio of steam turbines, each with a 15.33-MW capacity, and replacing necessary equipment at the facility, which started generating energy in 1993. Ormat also is considering a proposed second phase that would install another 14-MW turbine, which would begin upon completion of the current phase.
Ormat began work on the project in the summer of 2024, and the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission last month granted approval for further upgrades to the facility. Subscribers can learn more from a plant profile and detailed project reports on Phase I and the proposed Phase II.
Puna Geothermal is the only operational geothermal power plant in Hawaii, which aims to make its power generation fully renewable by 2045. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and various state-level entities are evaluating other areas in Hawaii for more geothermal development, with State Energy Officer Mark Glick telling Think Geothermal earlier this year that "there is enormous geothermal potential across Hawaii."
Projects in their earlier development phases include Fervo Energy's (Houston, Texas) Cape Station Power Plant in Milford, Utah, which is designed to generate 100 MW from a trio of turbines. The company also is considering a proposed second phase that could expand output by as much as 300 MW. Subscribers can learn more from a plant profile and detailed project reports on Phase I and the proposed Phase II.
IIR Energy took a closer look at Fervo's project in its June 24, 2025, article - Drilling and Investor Milestones for Geothermal Power Plant Startup Fervo Energy.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and proposed geothermal power-generation projects across the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Click on the image at right for a graph detailing active and proposed U.S.-based geothermal power-generation projects, by parent company.Construction on Controlled Thermal's $550 million Hell's Kitchen Geothermal Facility in Salton City, California, which sits on the eastern side of the Salton Sea, started in early 2024 and is expected to wrap up toward the beginning of 2026. It is designed to generate 50 megawatts (MW) from a single steam-turbine generator set; Baker Hughes has signed up to provide services for a proposed second-phase development.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant and Project databases can learn more about Hell's Kitchen from a detailed plant profile and project report.
The project is in the heart of California's Lithium Valley, an area around the Salton Sea that holds one of the world's largest deposits of lithium, a critical mineral in the development of battery energy-storage system (BESS) projects, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and other emerging technologies.
Hell's Kitchen will be supported by an $800 million lithium brine extraction plant in Calipatria, California, which is about 40 miles east of Salton City, on the southern side of the Salton Sea. The project will use direct lithium extraction technology to recover lithium concentrate from Hell's Kitchen's hot thermal brine. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile and project report.
The rising energy demand from data centers and other industries is fueling interest in the geothermal sector. The top customer for the Hell's Kitchen project likely will be CalEthos Incorporated's (Tustin, California) proposed data center campus in Calipatria. CalEthos is seeking to develop a multi-phase complex that would see up to 15 buildings constructed over the next decade, and the project's approval will depend on whether the Hell's Kitchen development reaches fruition.
On its website, CalEthos says the area surrounding its site offers a "3,000-MW geothermal reserve and enough lithium to meet all of the United States' and 40% of the world's projected future EV battery demand." Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Industrial Manufacturing Plant and Project databases can learn more from a plant profile and can click here for a list of detailed reports for the separate buildings.
U.S. geothermal power-generation projects already under construction include Ormat Technologies Incorporated's (Reno, Nevada) $50 million repowering of the Puna Geothermal Power Plant in Pahoa, Hawaii, which is in the easternmost corner of the state's largest island. The company is installing a trio of steam turbines, each with a 15.33-MW capacity, and replacing necessary equipment at the facility, which started generating energy in 1993. Ormat also is considering a proposed second phase that would install another 14-MW turbine, which would begin upon completion of the current phase.
Ormat began work on the project in the summer of 2024, and the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission last month granted approval for further upgrades to the facility. Subscribers can learn more from a plant profile and detailed project reports on Phase I and the proposed Phase II.
Puna Geothermal is the only operational geothermal power plant in Hawaii, which aims to make its power generation fully renewable by 2045. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and various state-level entities are evaluating other areas in Hawaii for more geothermal development, with State Energy Officer Mark Glick telling Think Geothermal earlier this year that "there is enormous geothermal potential across Hawaii."
Projects in their earlier development phases include Fervo Energy's (Houston, Texas) Cape Station Power Plant in Milford, Utah, which is designed to generate 100 MW from a trio of turbines. The company also is considering a proposed second phase that could expand output by as much as 300 MW. Subscribers can learn more from a plant profile and detailed project reports on Phase I and the proposed Phase II.
IIR Energy took a closer look at Fervo's project in its June 24, 2025, article - Drilling and Investor Milestones for Geothermal Power Plant Startup Fervo Energy.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and proposed geothermal power-generation projects across the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
