DE-FOA-0003472 — Next-Gen Geothermal Field Tests (Round 1, Topics 1 & 6)
Runs research teams and institutions for DE Next Gen Geothermal Field Tests in energy systems, climate technology, and hardware.
DE-FOA-0003472 is the DOE Office of Geothermal's (formerly EERE Geothermal Technologies Office) largest funding announcement to date, offering up to $171.5 million for next-generation geothermal field tests and resource characterization. The FOA supports the agency's long-range goal of growing U.S. geothermal capacity from approximately 4 GW today to 90 GW by 2050, a 22-fold increase that requires…
Topic 1: EGS Field Tests ($100M, 4–10 awards); Topic 6: Drilling for Resource Exploration ($71.5M, 8–18 awards). Topics 2–5 closed for this round.
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