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ABOUT EGS PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ..................................................................................... "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Weather) - "Schoolhouse Rock" - ABC (1979) |
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GOALS Geothermal Technologies Office
United States Department of Energy "Letter of Intent" Applicants Only
[7 MULTI-MILLION AWARDS: Average $10.57+ Million Each]
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THE PROJECT PREAMBLE
"On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $74 million to support enhanced geothermal systems
(EGS) pilot demonstration projects called for in President Biden’s landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The legislation
authorizes DOE to support up to seven competitively selected pilot projects that collectively demonstrate EGS in different
geologic settings, using a variety of development techniques and well orientations.
These demonstration projects will provide valuable information about EGS in the field, maintain progress towards DOE's ambitious Enhanced Geothermal Shot™ and GeoVision analysis goals, and help spur further growth of geothermal energy, which has vast potential to be a critical source of abundant, always-available low-carbon energy. The untapped potential of EGS could provide at least 90 gigawatts of U.S. electricity-generating capacity alone by 2050, resulting in enough clean, reliable power - to power the equivalent of more than 65 million American homes. Under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) anticipates making several awards on a rolling basis over the course of fiscal years 2023–2025. Individual awards may range between $5 million and $25 million. TOPIC 1: EGS PROXIMAL "EGS demonstrations utilizing existing infrastructure proximal to existing geothermal/hydrothermal development with immediate
potential for electrical power production.
EGS Proximal demonstrations will show that the use of EGS stimulation methods can transform low permeability or underproductive wells in or near existing hydrothermal fields into productive, economically beneficial assets for geothermal developers, with the goal of sustainably increasing the output of the existing reservoirs by at least 5 megawatts (MW) per site/well." "TOPIC AREA 1: EGS PROXIMAL" was chosen because it fit best, and "Topic Area 4: Eastern U.S. EGS" is not Round One available. Applying in Round One gives the best opportunity; as vastly less competition, especially from the East Coast, and being awarded before Round Two. [Should there be no award, gives opportunity to continue to work on EGS project and apply again in Round Two, though immensely competitive: the Big Boys like New York, Miami and Florida, Maine, Washington D.C., Massachusetts... and - vastly less pool/pot of money.] FEDERAL FUNDING
HYDROGEN
HYDROPOWER
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ "There is no reason the United States cannot follow in the footsteps of these foreign energy companies. Currently, the United
States woefully underinvests in geothermal energy. There are only geothermal plants in 7 US states, despite being practical
in many more. The flagship geothermal project in the United States, Sonoma 3, is an obsolete project built before modern insights
and tech transformed geothermal energy. In the rare cases that geothermal does enter consideration for the American energy
portfolio, it almost always misses the key insights we should be drawing from the rest of the world. Geothermal
energy is useful because its reliability allows it to supplement higher volume but less reliable renewable energy sources.
Unfortunately, the paltry 74 million dollars directed by the Biden administration toward geothermal is insufficient to address this problem. The private sector isn't much better, with America's best geothermal companies lagging behind foreign competitors. Unless the private and public sectors jointly develop breakthrough, economically efficient tech, gigawatts of energy beneath our feet will continue to be wasted." |
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"I've Got ~~ Steam Heat!"
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. We're talking, designing, and implementing for all - STEAM HEAT!!!! .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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