Survey – Laboratory and research capabilities for superhot rock geothermal
Well heads at Hellisheidi power plant of Reykjavik Energy (source: flickr/thinkgeonergy, creative commons)
Carlo Cariaga
24 Jun 2025
Research institutions and laboratories around the world are invited to respond to a survey on superhot rock geothermal research expertise and capabilities.
Are you part of an institution, laboratory, or research institute with capabilities or expertise that can help advance the field of superhot rock (SHR) geothermal?
The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is seeking input from institutions globally to help identify laboratories, research groups, and institutions working on SHR development or have relevant technologies and expertise that could contribute to its advancement. The survey includes multiple choice and open-ended questions and will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete, depending on your research group’s capabilities. Responses will be accepted until 10 August 2025.
Click here to respond to the survey.
Please submit only one form per laboratory or research group. If you represent multiple labs or research groups, please fill out a separate form for each one. Should any of your information changes in the future, it can be updated. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact Angela Seligman at aseligman@catf.us.
A unified database for SHR geothermal
Technological advancements are essential to enabling the commercialization of superhot rock geothermal (SHR). Information from this survey will help organizations find partners or testing facilities, aide collaboration between labs, and help governments identity areas of funding needed to advance the development of SHR. The goal is to do this in a single centralized database.
The CATF also encourages participation from institutions not currently working directly on SHR, but with relevant expertise in areas such as advanced materials, extreme temperature/pressure experimentation, high-performance computing (HPC), or energy system integration. These capabilities may play a critical role in overcoming technical barriers in SHR development.
By participating, your organization will be included in a publicly available database highlighting key actors in SHR-related research and technology. Results of the database will be presented at the 2026 World Geothermal Congress. The CATF aspires to provide this visibility, thus leading to new collaborative opportunities, funding connections, and facilitating engagement between stakeholders included in this database.
Engagement opportunities for participants
Groups participating in this survey will receive an invitation to two future exclusive events hosted by Clean Air Task Force:
- A breakfast gathering at the 2025 Geothermal Rising Conference where we will provide a preview of the results of this survey and the laboratory database; and
- an exclusive gathering at the 2026 World Geothermal Congress meant to spark new research ideas and inspire collaboration in this emerging field.
Given the increasing interest around geothermal, the CATF foresees an uptick in funding towards research in increasingly high temperature geothermal. These events will provide a platform to encourage new collaborations and ideas, leading to more successful applications in future funding opportunities and exciting research breakthroughs.
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