CX-101931: Ground-Truthing: Exploratory Borehole Characterization and Modeling to Expand Techno-Economic Evaluation of Earth Source Heat at Cornell University

Award Number: DE-EE0009255
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.6
Geothermal Technologies Office
Location(s): NY
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Cornell University (‘Cornell’) for a practical working demonstration project that would enact and test the recommendations of a prior geothermal energy feasibility report (prepared under DOE award number DE-EE0008103) by drilling an exploratory borehole on-campus in Ithaca, NY. The purpose of the proposed project is to collect data to verify regional subsurface conditions and quantify the costs and benefits of using deep direct-use geothermal heat to meet a percentage of Cornell’s annual campus heating demand.