Wednesday, July 17, 2019

USA, Utah: Video Update on Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE)

FORGEing into the Future (Utah Governor's Office of Energy Development)

In the fourth installment of the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) video series, we take a look at all that has occurred since the U.S. Department of Energy's historic announcement that the University of Utah would be awarded up to $140 million to advance next generation geothermal energy systems. 

U.S. Energy Secretary, Rick Perry and his Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) department present their vision behind FORGE as the Utah Governor's Energy Advisor, Dr. Laura Nelson details Utah's commitment to supporting DOE in sparking innovation to power the world with affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.

(Video 3:57 minutes)

More updates on the FORGE project will be presented at the GRC Annual Meeting & Expo, 15-18 September in Palm Springs, California.