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Utah FORGE research seen as key to enhanced geothermal systems; project funding faces a cliff
Summary
Researchers and industry executives told a House Natural Resources subcommittee that Utah FORGE’s field laboratory has advanced EGS tools and drilling techniques but needs continued DOE funding or wells may be plugged and research halted.
At a congressional hearing in Cedar City, Joseph Moore, research professor at the University of Utah and principal investigator for Utah FORGE, described the federal field laboratory and its role in developing enhanced geothermal systems (EGS).
Utah FORGE operates a field‑scale underground laboratory where tools and techniques for creating geothermal reservoirs are tested and shared with industry, Moore said. “Utah Forge is the only field scale…
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