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How Idaho Could Become A Leader In Geothermal Energy (Boise State Public Radio)

Dr. Robert Podgorney at work in the Center For Advanced
Energy Studies. Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho is one step closer to being a leader in geothermal energy. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced five states that will have the chance to compete for the opportunity to build the FORGE geothermal research lab, including Oregon and Nevada. In this first research phase out of three, Idaho will split $2 million with the four other states.

Robert Podgorney is doing everything he can to make sure Idaho is the home of this future research site. Podgorney is the lead geothermal scientist at the Idaho National Laboratory and the director of the Snake River Geothermal Consortium.

“The story of heat in the ground and geothermal is quintessentially an Idaho story," he says. "If you look at the geologic history for parts of Idaho, it’s the story of fire and rock.”

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