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Director’s Message Table of Contents Program Updates 2 Hydrothermal 9 Peer Review 10 Enhanced Geothermal Systems 18 Systems Analysis Resources 24 People 26 Program Contacts 28 Education 29 Tools & Resources 29 Abbreviations www.geothermal.energy.gov email geothermal@ee.doe.gov DOE/EE-1015 • December 2013 The Geothermal Technologies Office Annual Report spans calendar year 2013. Special thanks to the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) for permission to use their excellent photography. GRC photos were used throughout unless otherwise noted. Cover art: (top, left) DOE innovative exploration project at Jemez, New Mexico, courtesy of Greg Kaufman; (center, left) DOE Raft River, Idaho EGS Demonstration site; (bottom left) DOE Industry partner Electratherm develops the “Green Machine,” courtesy Electratherm; (right) Desert Peak, Nevada - DOE’s first grid-connected EGS demonstration, courtesy of Ormat. near-term 8 cutting-edge 8 clean hydrothermal 8 innovative exploration 8 economically attractive 8 cascading systems 8 coproduced low-temperature 8 synergies 8 strategic minerals initiative 8 play fairway analysis 8 increase value stream 8 reservoir maintenance 30 GWe potential 8 advanced tools Year in Review For the Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), 2013 was a year of major achievements and repositioning to introduce major initiatives. The office saw its first commercial, grid-connected EGS demonstration project, which opens the door to increased industry-wide adoption at in-field and near-field EGS settings. Fundamentally, this means that abandoned or unproductive wells can be stimulated and turned to commercial production with highly attractive rates of return. Analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests that there may up to 9.5 gigawatts electric (GWe) of additional potential in the U.S. from near-term EGS technologies alone. This and other successes in the EGS portfolio have paved the way for an EGS field site project, named FORGE— the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy—after an intense intra-office competition. The Office also had gains in refining new tools, sensors, and technologies for harsh downhole environments to in- crease efficiencies. We continue to be excited about opportunities from coproduction and low-temperature resources, new exploration approaches upcoming play fairway analysis, and creating value by extracting valuable strategic materials from geothermal fluids. All of these themes saw material progress in 2013. At the same time, the GTO portfolio is more than just tech- nology research and development (R&D). This past year, we had significant advances in addressing non-technical barriers that face geo- thermal development. The Geothermal Regu- latory Roadmap (GRR), a centralized, compre- hensive resource that outlines all geotherm- al permiting requirements 1 in the U.S., was completed for ten geothermal-rich states, with more on the way. As a successful, collaborative model, the GRR is already being adopted as a best practice by other program offices in EERE. A second non-technical challenge to industry adoption—open access to reliable geothermal-relevant technical data—has resulted in a National Geo- thermal Data System (NGDS), now in the final stages of testing and development. NGDS is a best-in-class example of how to maximize R&D through a deliberate data collection and management approach. The Look Ahead As we kick off 2014, GTO will once again be issuing funding opportunities in intriguing new technology categories. We expect to issue four major solicitations.Further, we will be working closely with other program offices at DOE to advance complementary, cross-cutting subsurface R&D, allowing us to better leverage internal resources and expertise. The GTO team is excited about new directions these initiatives will create and the expected impact on industry growth. Contact us with your questions, ideas, and recommendations. Together we can position geothermal energy as a core component in clean energy production. Douglas Hollett, Director 8 transformative science 8 enhanced geothermal systems demonstration 8 deployment 8 technical solutions 8 tracers 3D imaging 8 reduce cost and risk 8 cross-cutting collaborations 8 directional drilling 8 FORGE subsurface laboratory 8 next generation 8 100+ GW potential 2013 Annual Report Geothermal Technologies Office February 2014 8 solving non-technical barriers 8 regulatory streamlining 8 analysis national geothermal data system 8reducing upfront risk 2013 ANNuAl REpORT

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