Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-21 — Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act: HR8790 (introduced) directs DOE to fund next-gen geothermal research, demonstrations, FORGE site upgrades, a center of excellence, and an expanded geothermal drilling-data repository, and authorizes Interior to drill supercritical exploration boreholes — building out federal R&D authorities for closed-loop and supercritical systems. (novelty: 3)