OpportunityTitle: Geothermal Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Studies
Description: This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of EERE&#8217;s intention to issue DE-FOA-0001601: &#8220;Geothermal Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Studies&#8221; in the near term. All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions. The Geothermal Technologies Office seeks to conduct feasibility studies of large-scale, low-temperature deep-well geothermal systems coupled with advanced direct-use applications and cascaded surface technologies whose applications will extend the reach of geothermal into geologically distinct parts of the country beyond the western U.S. These systems are referred to herein as Deep Direct-Use or DDU. This FOA will solicit applications that propose projects supporting DDU feasibility studies in two Topic Areas: &#8226;Topic Area 1 &#8220;DDU Feasibility Studies&#8221; will focus on the initial site selection, resource assessment, and feasibility study of DDU technology(s). &#8226;Topic Area 2 &#8220;DDU Community of Practice Administration and Techno-Economic Validation of DDU Projects&#8221; seeks to convene and establish a DDU Community of Practice (COP). The complete Notice of Intent can be viewed on the EERE Exchange website - https://eere-exchange.energy.gov This is a Notice of Intent only. EERE may issue a FOA as described herein, may issue a FOA that is significantly different from the FOA described herein, or EERE may not issue a FOA at all. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOI. Please do not submit questions or respond to this NOI.
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GrantorContactText: EERE Exchange Support &lt;br/&gt;EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: This is a Notice of Intent