USA, Nevada: Governor's Office of Energy Backs Geothermal Energy Project

GOE Supports Geothermal Innovation and Technology With $1 Million Grant (News Release)

The Nevada Governor's Office of Energy has announced $1 million in support of research near Fallon that will allow scientists and engineers to develop, test, and accelerate breakthroughs in enhanced geothermal technologies and techniques.

The funding will go to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and will allow for geothermal drilling at the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) site, a groundbreaking U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research project that builds on Nevada's history of innovative geothermal development.

The Fallon team will use Governor's Office of Energy funds to prepare for the competitive FORGE effort for designation as the final site for the headquarters of the nation's future underground geothermal field laboratory.

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