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.

May 3, 2022

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DOE Announces Intent to Release $13 Million to Support Community Geothermal Projects

To help reduce energy burden—the percentage of gross household income spent on energy costs—and fossil fuel dependence for American communities, DOE intends to issue the Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment Funding Opportunity

April 22, 2022

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U.S. Department of Energy Passes $100 Million Milestone in American-Made Challenges Prize Program

Secretary Granholm Honors the People and Prizes Supercharging the Clean Energy Revolution Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

April 19, 2022

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DOE Launches $84 Million Program to Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems

DOE Requests Information on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments to Spur Growth in Geothermal Energy, A Source of Round-the-Clock Clean Power

February 15, 2022

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Chapter 3: Geothermal is Ready for its Close Up

Renewable energy projects can’t get off the ground without power purchase agreements (PPAs), so when a new geothermal PPA gets signed, a geothermal star is born. Learn more about PPAs in this three-part blog series.

February 4, 2022

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DOE Announces $20 Million to Lower Costs of Geothermal Drilling

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $20 million in funding to lower the cost of developing geothermal energy by demonstrating faster drilling technologies to shorten the time it takes to develop projects overall.

February 1, 2022

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Chapter 2: Geothermal Takes the Stage

Renewable energy projects can’t get off the ground without power purchase agreements (PPAs), so when a new geothermal PPA gets signed, a geothermal star is born. Learn more about PPAs in this three-part blog series.

January 27, 2022

Department of Energy Seeks Input on Technology Pathways to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector

The RFI will help the Advanced Manufacturing Office better understand how America’s manufacturing sector can reduce emissions

January 18, 2022

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Geothermal: Renewable Energy’s Rising Star

Renewable energy projects can’t get off the ground without power purchase agreements (PPAs), so when a new geothermal PPA gets signed, a geothermal star is born. Learn more about PPAs in this three-part blog series.

January 13, 2022

Department of Energy Announces Geothermal Manufacturing Prize Finalists

Teams Use 3D Printing to Address Geothermal’s Toughest Manufacturing Challenges

January 12, 2022

DOE Awards $8.4 Million for Accessing Geothermal Potential from Inactive or Unproductive Oil and Gas Wells

DOE selected four new projects to receive up to $8.4 million to establish new geothermal energy and heat production from abandoned oil and gas wells