$171M DOE Geothermal Funding for Field Tests, Resource Confirmation & Drilling Projects
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Join Climate Finance Solutions for an expert briefing on the newly released DOE funding opportunity for Next-Generation Geothermal Field Tests and Geothermal Resource Characterization and Confirmation, covering support for field testing, drilling, exploration, and resource confirmation projects advancing geothermal development in the United States.
For the current review cycle, only Topics 1 and 6 are open, and expected awards ranging from approximately $4M to $25M depending on topic.
Topic Area 1: EGS Field Tests
Awards: $10M–25M ($100M available)
EGS field tests at sites with potential for future power generation
Field demonstrations generating subsurface and operational data
Drilling, stimulation, and flow testing to evaluate reservoir performance
Topic Area 6: Resource Exploration, Characterization, and Confirmation
Awards: $4M–8M ($71M available)
Reservoir-depth drilling to explore and confirm geothermal resources
Subsurface characterization to assess resource viability
Drilling approaches that reduce well construction time
What You’ll Learn
Whether this DOE geothermal funding opportunity is a real fit for your project and level of technical readiness
Which of the currently open topics best match your site, subsurface data, and development roadmap
What evaluators are likely to prioritise beyond resource potential alone
What makes a geothermal project competitive in DOE evaluation
About Climate Finance Solutions
At Climate Finance Solutions, we've helped clients secure $750M+ from DOE and $1.6B+ in public funding globally, including support for complex federal energy and infrastructure projects.
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