GTO 2022 Peer Review

2020 Project Peer Review - U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) hosted its 2022 Peer Review in May 2022. During the peer review, 62 GTO-funded projects were presented by investigators and reviewed by external subject matter experts from industry, academia, and federal agencies.

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Research Areas and Structure 
GTO’s Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) outlines a five-year plan of activities GTO will pursue to support the growth and long-term contribution of geothermal energy to the U.S. electricity grid and American homes and buildings. The MYPP lays out research areas that provide the foundation for GTO’s research activities. The 2022 Peer Review presentations are organized by these research areas:

  • Exploration & Characterization
  • Subsurface Accessibility
  • Resource Maximization
  • Subsurface Enhancement & Sustainability
  • Data, Modeling, & Analysis

 

Peer Evaluation Report

2022 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review Report

 

2022 Presentations

  • INnovative Geothermal Exploration through Novel Investigations Of Undiscovered Systems (INGENIOUS) 
    Bridget Ayling, University of Nevada Reno

    BRIDGE (Basin & Range Investigations for Developing Geothermal Energy) to Hidden Systems 
    Paul Schwering, Sandia National Laboratories

    Understanding a Stratigraphic Hydrothermal Resource – Geophysical Imaging at Steptoe Valley, Nevada 
    Paul Schwering, Sandia National Laboratories

    Using Dark Fiber and Distributed Acoustic Sensing to Map and Monitor Geothermal Resources at the Basin Scale 
    Veronica Rodriguez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    PFA Retrospective 
    Ian Warren, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Innovative Subsurface Learning and Hawaiian Exploration using Advanced Tomography (ISLAND HEAT)
    Ian Warren, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Amplify EGS Near-Field Characterization Project
    Michelle Robertson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Jiann Su, Sandia National Laboratories

    GEOTHERMICA: DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic Environments 
    Amanda Kolker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Cloud Fusion of Big Data and Multi-Physics Models using Machine Learning for Discovery, Exploration and Development of Hidden Geothermal Resources 
    Maruti Mudunuru, Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Detecting and Characterizing Fracture Zones Using Convolutional Neural Network 
    Yingcai Zheng, University of Houston

    Geothermal Anomaly Detection from Hyperspectral Images via Deep Learning 
    Sebnem Duzgun, Colorado School of Mines

    Seismoelectric Effects for Geothermal Resources Assessment and Monitoring (SEE4GEO)
    Christina Morency, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Insightful Subsurface Characterizations and Predictions 
    Koenraad Beckers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
     

  • Drilling Technologies Evaluation 
    David Raymond, Sandia National Laboratories

    Microhole Drilling – Application of Low Weight-on-Bit Technologies
    Jiann Su, Sandia National Laboratories

    Targeted Energy Focusing to Induce Micro-Cracking for Reduced Cutting Energy and Increased Rate of Penetration 
    David Staack, Texas A&M

    Toward Drilling the Perfect Geothermal Well: An International Research Coordination Network for Geothermal Drilling Optimization Supported by Deep Machine Learning and Cloud Based Data Aggregation
    Adam Schultz, Oregon State

    GEOTHERMICA: TEST-CEM: Sustainable Geothermal Well Cements for Challenging Thermo-Mechanical Conditions
    Tatiana Pyatina, Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Sustainable Well Cement for Geothermal, Thermal Recovery, and Carbon Storage Wells 
    Tatiana Pyatina, Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Advanced Insulating Lightweight Thermal Shock-Resistant Cement (TILTSRC) Suitable To Withstand Frequent Thermal Cycling
    Tatiana Pyatina, Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Development of a Directional Cooling Induced Fracturing (DCIF) Technology for Near-Wellbore Stress Estimation in Geothermal Reservoirs 
    Samuel Voegeli, RESPEC

    Changing the Ways Geothermal Wells Are Drilled: Physics-Based Drilling Parameter Selection, Workflow Implementation and Training in Order to Reduce Non-Productive Time and Increased ROP
    Sam Noynaert, Texas A&M 

    Demonstration of Ceramicrete® as a Robust Geothermal Well Cement
    Oyelayo Ajayi, Argonne National Laboratory

    Development of Advanced Bit Material to Increase ROP in Geothermal Drilling
    Oyelayo Ajayi, Argonne National Laboratory

    Developing Advanced Lost Prevention Methods and Smart Wellbore Strengthening Materials for Geothermal Wells
    Saeed Salehi, University of Oklahoma

    Real-Time Drilling Optimization System for Improved Overall Rate of Penetration and Reduced Cost/Ft in Geothermal Drilling
    Mohammed F. Al Dushaishi, Oklahoma State University

    Downhole Sensing and Event-Driven Sensor Fusion for Depth-of-Cut Based Autonomous Fault Response and Drilling Optimization
    Jiann Su, Sandia National Laboratories

    Rotary Piston Motor for High-Temperature Directional Drilling
    David Raymond, Sandia National Laboratories
     

  • Community Resilience Through Low-Temperature Geothermal Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage
    Peter Nico, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-Year, Grid-Scale Energy Storage using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (RTES)
    Travis McLing, Idaho National Laboratory

    Novel Heat Pump Integrated Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Shaping Electric Demand of Buildings
    Xiaobing Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Advanced Techno-Economic Modeling for Geothermal Heat Pump Applications in Residential, Commercial, & Industrial Buildings
    Xiaobing Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Geothermal Operational Optimization with Machine Learning (GOOML)
    Paul Siratovich, Upflow Limited

    Impact Analysis of Heating Electrification in the U.S. Buildings with Geothermal Heat Pumps
    Xiaobing Liu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jonathan Ho, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Geothermal Deep Direct-Use Combined with Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage on the West Virginia University Campus-Morgantown, WV 
    Nagasree Garapati, West Virginia University

    Ground-Truthing: Exploratory Borehole Characterization and Modeling to Verify and Expand Techno-Economic Evaluation of Earth Source Heat 
    Steve Beyers, Cornell University
     

  • All Metal Zonal Isolation for Geothermal Reservoirs 
    Yosafat Esquitin, Welltec Inc.

    GEOTHERMICA: SPINE: Stress Profiling in EGS
    Yves Guglielmi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    GEOTHERMICA: DEEP: Innovation for De-Risking Enhanced Geothermal Energy Projects
    Nori Nakata, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    The EGS Collab SIGMA-V Project: Stimulation Investigations for Geothermal Modeling Analysis and Validation – Multiple National Laboratories
    Tim Kneafsey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Increasing Power Generation at the Patua Nevada Geothermal Field through Targeted and Adaptive EGS
    Trenton Cladouhos, Patua Acquisition Company, LLC

    Enhanced Geothermal System Concept Testing and Development at the Milford City, Utah FORGE Site
    Joseph Moore, University of Utah

    Machine Learning Approaches to Predicting Induced Seismicity and Imaging Geothermal Reservoir Properties
    Chris Marone, Pennsylvania State University

    Improved Lost Circulation Management for Geothermal Drilling
    Pat Dobson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Supercritical Systems
    Eric Sonnenthal, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Collection of Microearthquake (MEQ) Data for Mitigating, Characterizing, and Understanding Induced Seismicity for Optimizing the Performance of EGS
    Nori Nakata, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    WHOLESCALE — Water & Hole Observations Leverage Effective Stress Calculations and Lessen Expenses
    Kurt Feigl, University of Madison Wisconsin

    ZIPPER: Zonal Isolation with Plug and Perf in Enhanced Reservoirs
    Jack Norbeck, Fervo Energy Company

    WS: Pressure, Orientation & Timing (POT) for Anhydrous Energetic Stimulation
    Eric Robey, Sandia National Laboratories

    WS: CO2-Responsive Fracturing Fluids for Enhanced Geothermal Systems 
    Carlos Fernandez, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)
    Hong Wang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Fully Retrievable, High Temperature Packer System Utilizing Thermally Degradable Expanding Foam for Zonal Isolation
    Geoffrey Garrison, HotRock Research Organization
     

  • Geothermal in the Arctic - GTO at WGC Support
    Amanda Kolker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Geothermal Non-Technical Barriers: A State and Local Perspective
    Aaron Levine, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    GT-Mod
    Tom Lowry, Sandia National Laboratories

    U.S. DOE Geothermal Data Repository (GDR) 
    Jon Weers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization & Reporting Technique
    Aaron Levine, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Geothermal Student Competition
    Caity Smith, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    GETEM
    Chad Augustine, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    Closed Loop Geothermal Working Group - PNNL
    Mark White, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Closed Loop Geothermal Working Group - INL
    Theron Marshall, Idaho National Laboratory

    Closed Loop Geothermal Working Group - SNL
    Mario Martinez, Sandia National Laboratories
     

  • Geothermal Coproduction at Blackburn Oil Field, Nevada
    Benjamin Burke, Transitional Energy

    Intelligent Repurposing of Hydrocarbon Wells System to Harness the Geothermal Potential of Oklahoma Sedimentary Basin
    Saeed Salehi, University of Oklahoma

    Zero-emission Power Generation from Oil and Gas Production Streams
    Carrie Murtland, ICE Thermal Harvesting

    Porous Polymer to Modify Fracture Permeability 
    John Stormont, University of New Mexico

    Geothermal Heat Pump & Phase Change Material Super-Hybrid Systems
    Roshan Revankar, Melink Corporation

    Advanced, Low-Cost Indoor Heat Exchanger for Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
    David Sykes, Mainstream Engineering Corporation 

    Electrical and Thermal Energy Storage for Geothermal Power Plants
    Subramanian Iyer, Nrgtek Inc.

    Feasibility of Storing Heat in the Subsurface for Flexible Electricity Generation
    Nicholas Malkewicz, Projeo Corporation

    Energy Storage Grand Challenge Benchmarking
    Daniel Ginosar, Idaho National Laboratory

    Comparative Analysis of Three Sequential Near-Field Well Stimulations at Three Operating Geothermal Fields in Nevada
    John Akerly, Ormat Nevada Inc.

    Well Construction Working Group and Roadmapping
    Yarom Polsky, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Thermally Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (TICP) as a Method to Control Hydraulic Properties in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
    Lee H Spangler, Montana State University

    Reversible Reservoir Permeability Modification via In-situ Formation of Silicate Gel Plugs from Micro/Nano-Encapsulated Reactant Fluids
    Seiji Nakagawa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Innovative Particle Gels for Controlling Preferential Fluid Flow in Geothermal Reservoirs to Enhance Heat Recovery
    Baojun Bai, Missouri University of Science and Technology

    Temperature-Sensitive Hydraulic Conductivity Controller Proppant for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
    Arash Taleghani, Pennsylvania State University Park

    Temperature-responsive Swelling Particles for Elimination of Cooled Short Circuits in a Discrete Fracture 
    Adam Hawkins, Cornell University

    Development of Ionic Based Fluid to Improve Fluid Hydraulics in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
    Mohammed F. Al Dushaishi, Oklahoma State University 
     

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