Enhanced reservoirs
Pilot deploymentsOilfield methods are being adapted to engineered geothermal flow.
Early commercial pilots are connecting to power customers.
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Advanced Geothermal
The industry is importing oilfield tooling and software to build repeatable heat reservoirs.
Early Commercial
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Companies
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Closed-loop wells
Prototype validatedSealed loops reduce dependence on natural permeability.
Demonstrations are testing repeatable subsurface heat exchange.
Subsurface imaging
Pilot deploymentsBetter geology models reduce drilling and reservoir risk.
Seismic and fiber sensing are becoming standard project inputs.
Drilling automation
Commercial scalingHard-rock drilling speed determines project economics.
Learning curves from oil and gas are entering geothermal programs.
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Recent milestones
How far it has progressed
Observable events tied to capabilities, companies, and sources.
DOE opens next-generation geothermal field-test funding
Field-scale testing is the gap between promising drilling concepts and bankable clean firm power projects.
Evidence
Large enhanced geothermal project moves into field development
Scale-up requires repeatable drilling, procurement, and project execution.
Enhanced geothermal pilot delivers power to the grid
The pilot linked drilling and reservoir methods to commercial power delivery.
Evidence
| Date | Milestone | Capability | Related | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | DOE opens next-generation geothermal field-test fundingField-scale testing is the gap between promising drilling concepts and bankable clean firm power projects. Advanced Geothermal | Enhanced reservoirs | ||
| Sep 10, 2024 | Large enhanced geothermal project moves into field developmentScale-up requires repeatable drilling, procurement, and project execution. Advanced Geothermal | Drilling automation | ||
| Nov 28, 2023 | Enhanced geothermal pilot delivers power to the gridThe pilot linked drilling and reservoir methods to commercial power delivery. Advanced Geothermal | Enhanced reservoirs |
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Core builders / suppliers
Companies directly tied to the sector's capabilities, products, or supply stack.
Fervo Energy
Enhanced geothermal developer
StartupUnited Statesdirect3 capabilities3 milestones1 relation
SLB
SLBSubsurface services
PublicUnited Statesdirect2 capabilities1 milestones1 relation
Quaise Energy
Deep drilling technology
StartupUnited Statesdirect1 capabilities1 milestones1 relation
Eavor
Closed-loop geothermal developer
PrivateCanadadirect2 capabilities
Ormat Technologies
ORAGeothermal operator
PublicUnited Statesdirect1 capabilities1 milestones
Research and public programs
Institutions and programs that support the technology path.
Related public companies
2Public
Ormat Technologies
Geothermal operator
Geothermal operatorUnited StatesNYSE
Public
SLB
Subsurface services
Subsurface servicesUnited StatesNYSE
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Related private and startup companies
3Startup
Fervo Energy
Enhanced geothermal developer
Enhanced geothermal developerUnited States
Private
Eavor
Closed-loop geothermal developer
Closed-loop geothermal developerCanada
Startup
Quaise Energy
Deep drilling technology
Deep drilling technologyUnited States
Related private and startup companiesRoleGeographyMarket
Research institutions
1Research institutionsRoleGeographyMarket
Evidence
Source list
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Government program - Feb 25, 2026DOE next-generation geothermal field-test fundingU.S. Department of EnergyCompany release - Nov 28, 2023Project Red enhanced geothermal pilotFervo EnergyGovernment program - Sep 8, 2022Enhanced Geothermal ShotU.S. Department of EnergyResearch paper - Jan 1, 2024Utah FORGE field laboratoryUtah FORGE