In May 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) (formerly Geothermal Technologies Program) held their Annual Peer Review Meeting in Crystal City, Virginia.
Principal Investigators representing 198 projects and over $500 million in DOE funding came together to disseminate information, progress and results.
Thirty-five projects in six geothermal research and development areas underwent a full review consisting of an evaluation of their progress and management. Other, recently initiated projects presented an overview but did not undergo a full review. Overall, the 198 projects discussed in the Peer Review make up the broadest GTO technology portfolio since the 1970s.
Download the final peer evaluation report and project presentations below.
Peer Evaluation Report
Full Review Project Presentations and Feedback
Presentations and reports with feedback on each topic and individual project are available in the following technology areas:
- Analysis and Education
- Enhanced Geothermal Systems
- Low Temperature and Exploration Demonstration Projects
- High-temperature Tools and Drilling
- Seismicity and Seismic
- Reservoir Characterization
Overview Project Presentations
Presentations on each individual project are available in the following technology areas:
- Analysis, Data Systems, and Education
- Chemistry, Reservoir, and Integrated Models
- Enhanced Geothermal Systems
- Ground Source Heat Pumps Demonstration Projects
- High Temperature Tools and Sensors, Down-hole Pumps and Drilling
- Seismicity and Reservoir Fracture Characterization
- Specialized Materials and Fluids and Power Plants
- Tracers and Exploration Technologies
- Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies
Plenary Session Presentations
Prior to the peer review, the following summaries were presented during a plenary session to provide information to the attendees on GTO's research areas and structure.
- Geothermal Technologies Office Overview
- Strategic Planning Analysis and Geothermal Informatics Subprogram Overview
- Enhanced Geothermal Systems Subprogram Overview
- Low Temperature/Coproduced/Geopressured Subprogram Overview
- Innovative Exploration Technologies Subprogram Overview
- Ground Source Heat Pump Subprogram Overview