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DOE announced the winners of the American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize, a competition to incentivize innovators to use 3D printing to address the challenges associated with operating sensitive equipment in harsh geothermal environments

Check out an outstanding new resource recently unveiled by the Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), available on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) website!

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory today announced up to $44 million for projects to develop and test technology to foster innovation in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS).

DOE to Build a Consortium of Experts to Expand Geothermal Deployment by Leveraging Knowledge, Technologies, and Skills from the Oil and Gas Industry

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $18.4 million in total funding through the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) for seven proposed national laboratory projects designed to streamline the path to market for energy technologies.

DOE announced the finalists in the $4 million American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, a competition supporting innovations that help lower the costs and reduce the environmental impacts of extracting lithium from geothermal brines

The Geothermal Technologies Office’s largest initiative, the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), has kicked off its first portfolio of research and development projects following Solicitation 2020-1.

DOE Announces Winners of the 2022 Geothermal Collegiate Competition

On May 4, 2022, United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan HAGIUDA Koichi met in Washington D.C. to discuss the situation surrounding global energy security, strengthening energy cooperation

The Geothermal Technologies Office has launched a new prize to fast-track innovation in seismic sensors in support of enhanced geothermal systems.