Geothermal Energy News

Explore 19 examples of geothermal heat pumps installed in homes and businesses.

This Energyshed: Exploring Place‐Based Generation project will develop tools to help communities understand the impacts and benefits of consuming energy that they generate locally. 

Funding will support field data collection that can expand geothermal deployment and help state, regional, and Tribal stakeholders find and access geothermal energy.

GEODE Launches Initial Phase of U.S. Department of Energy Sponsored Geothermal Initiative, Embarking on a New Era of Geothermal Energy Development

Twenty-four students will work with geothermal companies, national laboratories, or state agencies on projects that advance geothermal technologies as part of the NSF INTERN program.

The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) has selected seven projects at four DOE national laboratories to receive more than $6 million for research and development that can directly aid in advancing and developing U.S. critical material supply chains.

This Geothermal Technologies Office Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Pilot Demonstrations funding opportunity of up to $14.2 million will demonstrate EGS in the eastern United States, helping to bring geothermal energy into more U.S. homes.

The Geothermal Technologies Office's GRID funding opportunity aims to quantify the role of geothermal power in the domestic grid.

The Geothermal Technologies Office has selected five finalists in the second phase of the Geothermal Geophone Prize. Each finalist will receive $250,000 in cash and $100,000 in national laboratory vouchers to compete in the final round.

On February 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SBIR/STTR Programs released the Phase II Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement which includes funding for qualified small businesses to carry out geothermal-related projects.