The teams will receive $150,000 each to advance local geothermal workforce programs and move to Phase 3 of the prize.
Geothermal Technologies Office
September 8, 2026
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The Office of Geothermal has announced the Phase 2 winners of the Partnerships to Accelerate Training and Hiring for Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHP PATHs) Prize. The three-phase prize supports regional partnerships to build a stronger workforce for geothermal heat exchange systems and shallow drilling, which is vital to help expand the use of geothermal.
In Phase 2, called Engage, competitors formalized partnerships envisioned in Phase 1 and proposed a workforce development program. Each of the eight teams will receive a $150,000 prize for their work in Phase 2 and proceed to Phase 3, Execute. In this last phase of the prize, competitors will implement their workforce programs and share results including new hires and workers trained.
The Engage winners and their project names are:
- Born Global—The New England Geothermal Workforce Accelerator
- Cold Climate Innovation—Heating Alaska from Below: A GHP Training Program
- Egg Geo LLC—AI-Driven Geo Workforce Competency Engine
- Energy Environmental Corporation—Energy Environmental Colorado FORGE Team
- GEI Consultants Inc.—AGILE-GHP: Northeast GHP Workforce Development Hub
- Midwest Geothermal Collaboration/Connor Co—Midwest GSHP Technicians Workforce Initiatives
- Nauman Innovation Group LLC—GHP SMART CYCLE
- Northwest GeoExchange—Northwest GeoExchange Training Initiative