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|ProgramName=Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy
|ProgramName=Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy
|ProgramType=Program
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Energy
|OrgSponsor=Geothermal Technologies Office
|CreationLegislation=[[Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000890]]
|CreationLegislation=Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000890
|Purpose=FORGE aims to develop, test, and advance technologies for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) to expand the use of geothermal energy. It focuses on creating cost-effective and sustainable geothermal reservoirs in areas where they do not naturally occur.
|Purpose=To develop, test, and accelerate breakthroughs in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) by providing a dedicated site for research, experimentation, and real-world application, aiming to expand geothermal energy production beyond traditional hydrothermal resources.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/forge-frontier-observatory-research-geothermal-energy |title=FORGE: Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref>
|Website=https://utahforge.com/
|Website=https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/forge-frontier-observatory-research-geothermal-energy
|ProgramStart=2015
|InitialFunding=$140 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/articles/forge-site-selected-near-milford-utah |title=FORGE Site Selected Near Milford, Utah |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref>
|Duration=Until 2028
|Historic=false
}}
}}
'''Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE)''' is a US government program supporting research into [[geothermal energy]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Geothermal Technologies Office |date=February 21, 2014 |title=DOE Announces Notice of Intent for EGS Observatory |url=http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/news_detail.html?news_id=21286 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324225912/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/news_detail.html?news_id=21286 |archive-date=2015-03-24 |publisher=Department of Energy}}</ref> The FORGE site is near Milford, Utah, funded for up to $140 million. As of 2023, numerous test wells had been drilled, and flux measurements had been conducted, but energy production had not commenced.<ref name=":1" />
'''Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE)''' is a US government program supporting research into [[geothermal energy]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Geothermal Technologies Office |date=February 21, 2014 |title=DOE Announces Notice of Intent for EGS Observatory |url=http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/news_detail.html?news_id=21286 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324225912/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/news_detail.html?news_id=21286 |archive-date=2015-03-24 |publisher=Department of Energy}}</ref> The FORGE site is near Milford, Utah, funded for up to $140 million. As of 2023, numerous test wells had been drilled, and flux measurements had been conducted, but energy production had not commenced.<ref name=":1" />