Sec. 112. Super hot rock geothermal energy technology innovation
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall enter into agreements to carry out 1 or more demonstration projects of super hot rock engineered geothermal energy systems under which water is injected into the earth at a depth at which temperatures exceed 400 degrees Celsius and water reaches a supercritical state. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall submit a report to Congress describing— the demonstration projects described under subsection (a); the result of said demonstration projects; an assessment of the potential for utilization of super hot rock geothermal energy; and a recommendation of next steps to explore the potential for the utilization of super hot rock geothermal energy.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $70,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this section.