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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 2657 (Reported in Senate) — To support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. General geothermal research and development programs

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Section 614 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17193 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall support an initiative among the Office of Fossil Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the private sector to modify, improve, and demonstrate the use in geothermal energy development of relevant advanced technologies and operation techniques used in the oil and gas sector. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize technologies with the greatest potential to significantly increase the use and lower the cost of geothermal energy in the United States, including the cost and speed of geothermal drilling.
The Secretary shall support within the Geothermal Technologies Office a program of research, development, and demonstration in the secondary use of geothermal energy other than for electricity, direct use, or geothermal exchange heat pumps. The program under paragraph
(1)shall include the following areas: Minerals recovery, including lithium, silica, and rare earth elements. Geothermal-powered desalination. Industrial applications of geothermal energy. The use of geothermal energy as a grid management resource or seasonal energy storage. Other cost competitive secondary uses of geothermal energy, as determined by the Secretary. Systems that utilize a combination of the techniques and uses described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(E)with geothermal heat or power. The Secretary shall carry out a prize competition under which the Secretary shall award prizes to demonstrate the coproduction of critical minerals (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior on the date of enactment of the AGILE Act of 2019 ) from geothermal resources. A demonstration awarded a prize under subparagraph
(A)shall— improve the cost-effectiveness of removing minerals from geothermal brines as part of the coproduction process; increase recovery rates of the targeted mineral commodity; decrease water use and other environmental impacts, as determined by the Secretary; and demonstrate a path to commercial viability. The maximum amount of a prize awarded under subparagraph
(A)shall be $10,000,000. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. .
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