The Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technology Office (GTO) works to reduce costs and risks associated with geothermal development by supporting innovative technologies that address key exploration and operational challenges.
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Program Areas
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) hold the potential to power tens of millions of American homes and businesses.
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GTO supports early stage R&D associated with advanced exploration tools and technologies to help accelerate the discovery of new hydrothermal resource
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GTO showcases innovative technologies that enable advanced energy use and electricity production via underutilized low temperature resources.
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GTO identifies and addresses barriers to geothermal adoption in the U.S., and validates technical progress across the geothermal sector.
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Resources
Learn more about open positions in the Geothermal Technologies Office.
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On these pages you'll find helpful publications, software, and websites for the geothermal community and stakeholders.
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GTO partners with industry, academia, and DOE National Laboratories to further the development of geothermal energy technologies.
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Presentations from past workshops, webinars, and webcasts on various geothermal topics.
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Key Publications
GTO’s monthly newsletter captures the latest in geothermal news, including open funding opportunities, competitions and prizes, publications, events, and more
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Based on rigorous modeling and simulation, the GeoVision analysis addresses gaps in understanding the potential of geothermal resources and...
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The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) Peer Review was held November 13-15, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. This gathering offered geothermal stakeholder
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The Geothermal Technologies Office 2017 Annual Report recognizes advances in transformative, high-risk/high-reward science and engineering from
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Geothermal Events
Jun
16
Geothermal Collegiate Competition Live Winner Announcement
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Jun
17
EERE FY 2022 Budget Request: Renewable Power
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Jun
18
ARMA 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
9:00 AM Jun 18 to 5:00 PM Jun 25 EDT
Jul
09
Neutrino Day 2021
10:00 AM Jul 9 to 3:30 PM Jul 10 EDT
Jul
22
Awareness, Interest & Access: National Laboratories Summer Session with Oak Ridge
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Aug
30
Society of Petroleum Engineers Virtual Workshop: Sustainability and Energy Transition
9:00 AM Aug 30 to 5:00 PM Sep 1 EDT