USA, West Virginia: First Geothermal Direct-Use Heating and Cooling System in Eastern US On Track

WVU to study possible geothermal use thanks to DOE grant (WVU Energy Institute)

GRC member Brian Anderson,
director of WVU’s Energy Institute

Every possible energy source exists within 100 miles of West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus, so it only makes sense that the University explores a variety of sustainable ways to heat and cool some 250 buildings on nearly 2,000 acres.

And in keeping with its “Go First” motto, WVU could become home to the first geothermal direct-use heating and cooling system in the eastern United States.

“WVU’s Morgantown campus is uniquely positioned to host the first geothermal direct-use district heating and cooling system on the east coast, which could open doors to more widespread use of this technology,” said Brian Anderson, director of WVU’s Energy Institute and GRC Member.

Thanks to a $720,000 grant from the Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office, WVU’s Energy Institute, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey and Cornell University, will analyze the geologic resources around the Morgantown campus to see if that is feasible.

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