This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a research and development program focused on supercritical geothermal energy, which harnesses heat from deep underground rock at extremely high temperatures and pressures. The program will fund research through grants to universities and private companies on topics including well completion, materials development, drilling technology, and sensor design, with the goal of making this advanced geothermal technology commercially viable. The bill authorizes $5 million in annual funding from 2026 through 2030 and requires the establishment of a next-generation geothermal research center to coordinate work across national laboratories and universities. The legislation also mandates that the federal government update its geothermal resource assessment every four years to identify regions suitable for supercritical geothermal development, and requires the Department of Interior to drill deep exploration boreholes to gather data on heat, rock composition, and other factors needed for geothermal development.
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