The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) publishes articles, blogs, success stories, highlights, news, and technical reports regularly. Please check back often to receive the latest information on GTO.

April 29, 2020

Energy Department Opens Geothermal Manufacturing Prize

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the opening of the American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize (Geothermal Prize).

February 4, 2020

Energy Department Announces $25 Million for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Research

Today, the Energy Department announced up to $25 million to promote the advancement of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technologies and techniques.

February 4, 2020

Energy Department Announces $18.8 Million for Hydrothermal and Low Temperature Geothermal Research

Energy Department Announces Funding to Advance Hydrothermal and Low Temperature Geothermal Research

December 2, 2019

Energy Department Awards $7 Million for Research in Subsurface Stress and Lost Circulation in Geothermal Drilling

Energy Department selects three new innovative projects aimed at reducing cost of geothermal drilling operations and field development.

July 22, 2019

EERE Helps American Small Businesses with $43.6 Million for Phase II Innovation Projects

American small businesses received a near-$44 million boost from the Energy Department's EERE Small Business Innovation Research program.

June 3, 2019

Energy Department Announces $2 Million to Advance Collaborative Geothermal Research through New International Partnership

DOE announces $2 million in funding to advance collaborative geothermal research and development with more than a dozen European countries.

May 30, 2019

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DOE Releases New Study Highlighting the Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy in the United States

Report summarizes findings showing that geothermal electricity generation could increase more than 26-fold from today.

May 20, 2019

EERE Helps American Small Businesses with $21.6 Million for Phase I Innovation Projects

American small businesses got nearly a $22 million boost from EERE with Phase 1 Release II selections

May 3, 2019

Energy Department Awards $5.5 Million to Apply Machine Learning to Geothermal Exploration

Energy Department selects 10 Machine Learning projects that could assist in finding and developing new geothermal resources.

March 28, 2019

Energy Department Announces $7 Million for Research on Subsurface Stress and Lost Circulation in Geothermal Drilling

Today, the Energy Department announced up to $7 million toward the research and development (R&D) of innovative subsurface geothermal technologies.