The Department of Energy has selected eight projects to receive up to $11.3 million for the research and development of pioneering novel geothermal production technologies. The projects (listed below) will conduct Phase 1 feasibility studies, which will include technical and economic modeling and component design. The Department of Energy will choose the projects that will proceed to Phase II – proving out the designs in a real-world environment.
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Name |
City, State |
Amount $ |
Technology |
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1. |
GeoTek Energy, LLC |
Midland, Texas |
up to 2.85 million |
Gravity-driven downhole pump |
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2. |
Gtherm, Inc. |
Westport, Connecticut |
up to $200,000 |
Single well geothermal system |
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3. |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Berkeley, California |
up to $4.99 million |
Heat from superheated pressurized carbon dioxide in deep geothermal formations |
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4. |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Livermore, California |
up to $874,000 |
Integrated energy production with carbon capture and storage |
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5. |
Louisiana State University |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
up to $997,000 |
Circulation of reservoir fluids to increase heat extraction |
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6. |
Physical Optics Corporation |
Torrance, California |
up to $200,000 |
Wellbore condenser converting hot vapor into cooler liquids |
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7. |
Terralog Technologies USA, Inc. |
Monrovia, California |
up to $541,000 |
Optimization of vertical and horizontal well systems |
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8. |
University of Utah |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
up to $671,000 |
Development of deep sedimentary and crystalline reservoirs |