Dutta: Horizontal Fracking Technology Stemmed from 1970s DOE R&D Funding
Shomik Dutta · This VC wants climate tech to play hardball in Washington · Oct 8, 2025 · at 10:05
Overture co-founder Shomik Dutta highlights the historical necessity of Department of Energy financing for long-duration infrastructure and energy innovations.
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“And the roots of horizontal fracking come from the Department of Energy. In an energy crisis in the seventies, a whole lot of R&D funding was put into place to make a drill turn 90 degrees, and surprise and delight generations to come.”
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