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U.S. DOE publishes peer review report on geothermal activities

U.S. DOE publishes peer review report on geothermal activities DOE GTO 2014 Peer Review Report, title page snapshot
Alexander Richter 9 Mar 2014

The Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy has now released its Peer Review Report with independent technical feedback on projects funded by the office.

The 2013 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review Report is now available for download. The report provides a summary and compilation of expert, independent technical feedback on GTO-funded projects, as well as feedback from the Peer Review meeting conducted on April 22-25, 2013.

Provided in three sections, this comprehensive technical report assesses 100 projects in the GTO portfolio, based on presentations from GTO-funded principal investigators that were evaluated and scored by reviewers.

The Executive Summary covers summary information about the platform and overall objectives of the event. The main body of the report summarizes the scoring methodology, project scores, findings, and recommendations. The appendices detail the feedback and written comments from the team of reviewers.

Read more about the 2013 Peer Review Meeting or see individual project presentations by awardees.

The Geothermal Technologies Office funds more than 150 research, development, demonstration and analysis projects, representing over $500 million in total combined investment.

Source: DOE Geothermal Technologies Office