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Oxy’s Geothermal Limitless Approach to Drilling Efficiencies (GLADE) project worked to reduce total cycle time of drilling hard, hot, basement rock, from spud to total depth, by drilling twin geothermal wells.

Sandia National Laboratories’ Office of Geothermal-funded project at Steptoe Valley, Nevada, evaluated a stratigraphic geothermal resource using geophysical imaging.

Montana State University’s research on Thermally Induced Calcite Precipitation (TICP) in enhanced geothermal systems project investigates ways to control the location and magnitude of associated permeability reduction within EGS fracture networks.

The Geysers Power Company and its partners leveraged innovative drilling technology and methodologies from the Office of Geothermal-funded FORGE site to improve drilling rates for geothermal wells.

The Office of Geothermal-funded and National Laboratory of the Rockies-led DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic Environments (DEEPEN) project aims to advance geothermal energy drilling systems into superhot rock.

OE supports grid system research to strengthen grid resilience, help mitigate grid disturbances through faster system response and recovery, and integrate renewable energy and distributed energy resources

A competition engaging students from middle school to graduate school led by the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). Students pursue innovative ideas for the development, design, and invention of technologies within the commercial algae value chain.

Initially launched in January 2022, the AlgaePrize is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office, formerly known as the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) national competition, in partnership with the Algae Foundation and the National Laboratory of the Rockies, which encourages students to pursue innovative ideas for the development, design, and invention of technologies within the commercial algae value chain.

Weaknesses in nuclear facility hazard categorization at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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