Geothermal Science Well

The DOE, WVU, NNE and HES will drill an exploratory well with a  full logging and coring program critical to developing the resource  under the campus and evaluate shallow reservoirs for energy storage.  Additionally, WVU will engineer and design the surface plant and conduct  techno-economic analyses of individual building demands and  requirements. 

4-23-21 Grant Awarded

4-28-23 Drilling Announcement

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/04/28/wvu-announces-drill-date-for-first-geothermal-carbon-capture-and-storage-data-collection-well-in-west-virginia

 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/23/fact-sheet-biden-administration-outlines-key-resources-to-invest-in-coal-and-power-plant-community-economic-revitalization/

https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/department-energy-selects-west-virginia-university-and-sandia-national-laboratories