Request for Information - Gauging Investor Interest in the Development and Commercialization of Subsurface Energy Technologies
National Energy Technology Laboratory · Fossil Energy Research and Development (81.089)
Posted 3 Sept 2026 · 35 days left
In plain terms
The US Department of Energy's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office is gathering information from all stakeholders, especially investors and financial institutions, about interest in developing and commercializing subsurface energy technologies including coal, oil, gas and geothermal projects. This is a request for input only, not a funding opportunity, with responses due by 5 November 2026.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to notify parties of its potential interest in connecting private capital/ public-private partnership programs to industry opportunities. This initiative provides HGEO’s technical expertise across the Office of Subsurface Energy’s three core program areas: Coal, Oil & Gas, and Geothermal. Ultimately, the goal is to use HGEO’s research and development (R&D) capabilities to support industry and capital.Through this RFI, DOE requests input from all stakeholders, particularly the financial sector, to gauge investor interest in the development and commercialization of subsurface-energy technologies. This is solely a request for information and not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). DOE’s HGEO is not accepting applications for funding at this time.
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Eligible regions
- global
Who can apply
- ngo_cso
- community_based_org
- government
- academia_research
- private_company
- social_enterprise
- individual
- un_agency
- other
Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"