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Geothermal Technologies Office Annual Peer Review Meeting (Geothermal Technologies Office)

On April 22-25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Geothermal Technologies Office held its annual Peer Review Meeting at the Renaissance Denver Hotel in Denver, Colorado.

The Peer Review opened on April 22, with a plenary session.
Pictured onstage are, from left: Kate Baker, Peer Review
Chairwoman; Douglas Hollett, Director, Geothermal Technologies
Office; and Bobi Garrett, Deputy Laboratory Director,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

The Geothermal Technologies Office funds 154 research and development projects leveraging nearly $500 million in total combined investment, and 95 of the those projects presented at the annual Peer Review event. Each project represents a growing technology sector in conventional hydrothermal, low-temperature and co-produced, or Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technologies, as well as technical and non-technical research and analysis.

Each year, DOE requires a rigorous review of investments by independent, qualified peers to assess key achievements in geothermal development and to meet strategic DOE guidelines. Peer Review offers geothermal stakeholders an opportunity to learn about the projects funded by DOE across a wide spectrum of technical complexity and funding magnitude, from research and development to demonstration and analysis. The event also opens a dialogue with other respected researchers in geophysics, geochemistry, modeling, tools, and more.

Visit our 2013 Peer Review Presentations page to view all presentation files. To learn more about geothermal technologies, check out our program areas.