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Drilling for steam at Bottle Rock in California. Photo credit: Betsy Philli=
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Office of Geothermal (OG) has announced a funding opportunity [ https://www=
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thermal-energy?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dgovdelivery ] of up to $171.=
5 million to support next-generation geothermal field tests for electricity=
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generation and hydrothermal resources.=C2=A0

The funding opportunity includes six topics with varied levels of anticipat=
ed funding and awards. For the first round of applications, two of the six =
topics will be open: *Topic Area 1, EGS Field Tests,* and *Topic Area 6, Dr=
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e-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; =
color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 10px;" align=3D"left"><a href=
=3D"https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.energy.gov%2Fhgeo%2=
Fhydrocarbons-and-geothermal-energy-office%3Futm_medium=3Demail%26utm_sourc=
e=3Dgovdelivery/2/0101019c95748bdd-9684c334-b6ae-4091-a0f6-502df8b48b33-000=
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t: 100%; color: #21409a;">https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/hydrocarbons-and-geot=
hermal-energy-office</a>The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Geo=
thermal (OG) has <a href=3D"https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2=
Fwww.energy.gov%2Farticles%2Fenergy-department-announces-1715-million-expan=
d-us-geothermal-energy%3Futm_medium=3Demail%26utm_source=3Dgovdelivery/1/01=
01019c95748bdd-9684c334-b6ae-4091-a0f6-502df8b48b33-000000/4FZkvrpbkZRoTQaU=
FWsBjRX2yUfFwEMpwtImHbaydVA=3D446" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=
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09a;">announced a funding opportunity</a> of up to $171.5 million to suppor=
t next-generation geothermal field tests for electricity generation as well=
 as characterization and confirmation drilling for next-generation and hydr=
othermal resources.=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; lin=
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color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 10px;" align=3D"left">The fun=
ding opportunity includes six topics with varied levels of anticipated fund=
ing and awards. For the first round of applications, two of the six topics =
will be open: <strong>Topic Area 1, EGS Field Tests,</strong> and <strong>T=
opic Area 6, Drilling for Next-Generation and Hydrothermal Resource Explora=
tion, Characterization, and Confirmation</strong>. Additional topics may op=
en in the future, pending funding.=C2=A0</p>
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e-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; =
color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 10px;" align=3D"left">Letters=
 of Intent to apply are encouraged and due March 27, 2026, and full applica=
tions are due April 30, 2026. <a href=3D"https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL=
0/https:%2F%2Fwww.energy.gov%2Fhgeo%2Fgeothermal%2Ffunding-notice-next-gene=
ration-geothermal-field-tests-and-geothermal-resource%3Futm_medium=3Demail%=
26utm_source=3Dgovdelivery/1/0101019c95748bdd-9684c334-b6ae-4091-a0f6-502df=
8b48b33-000000/uahvuWYzqWh718JvsgynsU8msocuymy_LP2EFU3ewLM=3D446" target=3D=
"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text=
-size-adjust: 100%; color: #21409a;">Learn more</a> about the Notice of Fun=
ding Opportunity topic areas, expected funding, and how to apply.=C2=A0</p>
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