At oil and gas giant Shell, Cindy Taff was in charge of drilling wells that are considered unconventional because the oil or natural gas is difficult to access. When she learned about geothermal energy — energy from the heat of the Earth — she wanted Shell to use its drilling know-how to pursue a clean energy alternative.
Cindy Taff, right, and Brianna Byrd, left, with Sage Geosystems, a startup that aims to make clean electricity, pose while visiting Southwest Research Institute where testing and research is taking place in San Antonio, Monday, April 1, 2024. Cindy Taff, right, and Brianna Byrd, left, with Sage Geosystems, a startup that aims to make clean electricity, visit Southwest Research Institute where testing and research is taking place in San Antonio, Monday, April 1, 2024.
At Shell, Taff was in charge of drilling wells and bringing them into production. She worked on oil and natural gas that’s called unconventional in the industry, because the oil or natural gas is difficult to get out of the ground — it doesn’t naturally gush out like in movies. It’s a term often used for oily shale rock. Taff was somewhat unconventional for the industry, too. Her coworkers used to tease her for driving an efficient hybrid.
Now it was Taff looking over her daughter’s shoulder and asking question as she worked from home during the pandemic. “Of course I’m biased, she’s my mom, but I don’t think Sage would be where it is without her,” she said. But a funny thing happened during testing in Starr County, Texas. In late 2021, the team realized much of their technology could also be used to store energy., mostly lithium-ion type, to solar and wind projects, so they can charge up and send electricity back to the electric grid when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. These batteries typically supply four hours maximum power.
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