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Geothermal competition winners visit partner community in Elim, Alaska

August 30, 2024 Alterna Alaska, Columbia University, community, community engagement, cooling, Elim, Geothermal, Geothermal Collegiate Competition, Geothermal Power, heating, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, North America, NREL, Princeton University, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE

Winners of the 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition in the policy track pose with their certificate with leaders and community members

Geothermal Power

US DOE announces $31M funding for geothermal wellbore construction, energy storage

August 27, 2024 Alterna borehole, borehole integrity, construction, EERE, EGS, enhanced geothermal systems, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technologies Office, GTO, investment, modeling, North America, Projects/ Research, reservoir thermal energy storage, RTES, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, wellbore

Considerations in geothermal wellbore construction (source: US Department of Energy) The US Department of Energy has announced an investment for

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Proposed bill seeks to strengthen supercritical geothermal research in the US

June 14, 2024 Alterna Andrea Salinas, FORGE, Frank Lucas, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, House of Representatives, House Resolution, Legislation, North America, Policy, research, Supercritical, SuperHot, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, USA

Graphical overview of hydrothermal vs superhot rock geothermal (source: CATF) A new bipartisan bill in the US seeks to establish

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US DOE issues call for proposals for geothermal and critical materials research

April 19, 2024 Alterna call for proposals, critical minerals, Drilling, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technologies Office, GTO, laboratory, Legislation, lithium, North America, Projects/ Research, research, Salton Sea, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE

Salton Sea and the SouthernValley, California (source: flickr/ Doc Searls, creative commons) The US DOE GTO has published a call

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US DOE announces $44 million funding for EGS innovation projects

November 15, 2023 Alterna EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Shot, Enhanced Geothermal System, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, innovation, North America, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, Utah Forge

Drilling rig on site of Utah FORGE project site, Nov. 2020 (source: Utah FORGE) The US DOE with Utah FORGE

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Xerion lithium extraction tech wins US DOE Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

October 27, 2023 Alterna American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, ceramic membrane, DLE, extraction, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, lithium, Lithium extraction, membrane, North America, Projects/ Research, redox, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US DOE, Xerion, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp

Diagram of lithium extraction by ceramic membrane technology (source: Xerion) Xerion has been awarded the American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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US DOE announces winners of first-ever Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

September 19, 2023 Alterna American-Made Challenge, American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, Direct Lithium Extraction, DLE, funding, Geothermal, geothermal brine, Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, Geothermal Power, innovation, Lithium extraction, North America, Projects/ Research, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, winners

Winners announced for the American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize (source: US DOE) The team from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been

Geothermal Power

Virtual event – Enhanced Geothermal Shot Summit, 11 May 2023

April 21, 2023 Alterna EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Shot, enhanced geothermal systems, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technologies Office, North America, Projects/ Research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, virtual event

Simplified diagram of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (Source: U.S. Department of Energy) Registration is currently open for the Enhanced Geothermal Shot

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US DOE announces funding for community geothermal heating and cooling

July 13, 2022 Alterna coalition, community, cooling, FOA, funding, Funding Opportunity Announcement, geothermal heating, geothermal heating and cooling, Geothermal Power, heating, Think GeoEnergy, Uncategorized, US Department of Energy, US DOE

Illustration of a possible configuration of geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system (source: US Department of Energy) The U.S.

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Transitional Energy generates geothermal energy from oil and gas well

May 20, 2022 Alterna Colorado, ElectraTherm, energy transition, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant Canyon, GTO, Nevada, North America, Oil and Gas, Projects/ Research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, Transitional Energy, US DOE, wells of opportunity

Transitional Energy logo (source: Transitional Energy website) Transitional Energy have successfully produced geothermal energy from an oilfield in Nevada, paving

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