DOE Announces Funding Opportunity for Deep Direct-Use Technologies

Funding Opportunity Announcement "Geothermal Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Studies," DE-FOA-0001601

The Department of Energy announces the release of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Geothermal Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Studies." The Geothermal Technologies Office will fund up to $4 million to conduct feasibility studies of large-scale, low-temperature deep-well geothermal systems coupled with advanced direct-use applications and cascaded surface technologies whose applications will extend the reach of geothermal into geologically distinct parts of the country. These systems are referred to as Deep Direct-Use or DDU.

This FOA will solicit applications that propose projects supporting DDU feasibility studies in two Topic Areas:

• Topic Area 1 "DDU Feasibility Studies" will focus on the initial site selection, resource assessment, and feasibility study of DDU technology(s).
• Topic Area 2 "DDU Community of Practice Administration and Techno-Economic Validation of DDU Projects" seeks to convene and establish a DDU Community of Practice (COP).

For additional information and access to the FOA please visit the EERE Exchange.