What exactly are the rock types that make up the underground laboratory of Utah FORGE? In this webinar, Dr. Clay Jones describes the geology of the site and surrounding area and the findings from core and cutting analyses of deep wells!
2023
How rural southwest Utah is proving the potential of renewable geothermal energy
KUER by David Condos
There’s a new hotspot in the world of geothermal energy: a seemingly sleepy valley in Beaver County. Its secret? The valley sits on top of bedrock that reaches temperatures up to 465 degrees Fahrenheit.
John Palo Wants a Geothermal Heat Pump in Every U.S. Home and Building
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewal Energy
The university buildings manager has seen firsthand that, with geothermal energy providing heating and cooling, “You don’t have to sacrifice comfort or quality of life to reduce your energy usage.”
There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.
The New York Times
Utah’s Energy Future
PBS Utah, Utah Insight
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is well underway throughout the world, but what does that mean for Utah? We explore the ways our state can decrease pollution while maintaining affordability and reliability in our electric grid. Plus, how we can protect the economies of Utah communities with long histories of fossil fuel production.
What can earthquake ‘swarms’ tell us about seismicity in the West?
@TheU by Brian Maffly
A Vast Untapped Green Energy Source Is Hiding Beneath Your Feet
Wired Magazine by Gregory Barber
New experiments in the deserts of Utah and Nevada show how advances in fracking—technology developed by the oil industry—can be repurposed to tap clean geothermal energy anywhere on Earth.
Energy Startup Says It Has Achieved Energy Tech Breakthrough
Bloomberg
Geothermal energy at the U: Past, present and future
@TheU by Sarah Buening
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the U in early February and praised the geothermal infrastructure it has established to date, calling geothermal the “holy grail of clean energy.”
Utah FORGE project confirms connectivity of EGS reservoir
Think GeoEnergy by Carlo Cariaga
Initial tests have confirmed connectivity of production and injection wells at the Utah FORGE site via the stimulated subsurface fracture network.
Utah Forge Project is working to create geothermal reservoirs
ABC4 Utah
The Utah Department of Energy is sponsoring the Utah Forge Project.
Utah geothermal project hits a milestone, pumping water through deep granite
The Salt Lake Tribune by Tim Fitzpatrick
Utah FORGE scientists connect two deep wells that could one day generate a continuous flow of hot water to produce power.
Utah’s FORGE geothermal site proves it’s more than just wishing wells
Deseret News by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Success marked as deep wells achieve connection to tap geothermal energy in Beaver County.