ENERGY & GEOSCIENCE INSTITUTE

ENERGY RESILIENCE: DRIVING THE ENERGY TRANSITION, PROMOTING ENERGY SECURITY

GEOTHERMAL

Using cutting edge tools, our staff have deep expertise in applied geoscience and engineering required to explore, drill and develop geothermal resources. It is now on the forefront of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology with the Utah FORGE project, which aims to produce power from hot dry rock.

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PETROLEUM & MINERALS

Hydrocarbons and minerals are essential components of energy mix needed to power the world. EGI has data and skillsets to characterize these subsurface resources including basin analysis, rock mechanics, fluid flow, and reservoir modeling.

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CARBON MANAGEMENT

EGI conducts numerous projects in carbon sequestration wherein large amounts of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions are targeted for injection into deep saline aquifers or other suitable geologic formations. EGI’s research portfolio on low-carbon technologies includes work in carbon capture, utilization and storage.

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FRONT-RUNNER ON ENERGY RESILIENCE

Science, technology, and innovation, central to energy resilience, drive the Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah. EGI excels in diverse areas including geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and energy fluids and minerals, contributing to decarbonization and energy security. The institute’s collaboration with global industrial, academic, and government partners, through research and consortia, accelerates the development of tomorrow‘s energy solutions and workforce. Partnering with EGI means investing in a resilient energy future, leveraging cutting-edge research and technological advancements.

QUICK LINKS

EGIconnect

The EGI library catalog presented through the EGIconnect platform is undergoing updates that help define the study area and scope of reports, articles, dissertations, theses and maps more clearly. This update process enables the new EGIconnect search tool to quickly return available EGI library items within or near a client’s area of interest. EGIconnect also has a new EGI library summary tool that generates a list and optional report of all available EGI library items within a client defined area of interest. Lastly, as a reminder, the map layers presented through EGIconnect can always be consumed by client-side GIS applications and ArcGIS online accounts.

iCORDS™

EGI’s Integrated Continent-Ocean Research Data System – is a global database and analytic platform that offers data bank and research tool for worldwide energy exploration and geoscience.

UtahFORGE

Frontier Observatory For Research In Geothermal Energy (UtahFORGE) is a dedicated underground field laboratory for developing, testing, and accelerating breakthroughs in enhanced geothermal systems technologies to advance the uptake of geothermal resources around the world.

CURRENT EVENTS & NEWS

Dr.  Sorkhabi Accepts William Brice Education Award by the Petroleum History Institute (PHI)

Dr. Rasoul Sorkhabi, Research Professor at the University of Utah’s Energy & Geoscience Institute, has been given the William Brice Education Award by the Petroleum History Institute (PHI) for his life-time academic contributions to professional education.

The Award was given to him during the PHI’s 2026 Symposium held in Bakersfield, California on April 17. Prior to that, in 2018, Dr. Sorkhabi was given the PHI’s Distinguished Service Award for convening the PHI 2018 Symposium in Salt Lake City and for serving as co-editor of “Oil-Industry History” from 2014-2018.

Carrying on the legacy of geothermal innovation at the Utah FORGE project

The Utah FORGE project has already made an indelible impact on progressing Enhanced Geothermal Systems, but their work is not yet over.

For more than a decade, the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (Utah FORGE) has served as the world’s premier field laboratory for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), bringing together government, academia, national laboratories, and private industry to tackle the technical barriers that have long limited geothermal deployment. Read more

CORPORATE ASSOCIATES PROGRAM

EGI offers Corporate Associate members a competitive advantage in a highly competitive industry with our diverse staff of expert geoscientists, engineering researchers and innovative technical staff.

EGI’s Corporate Associate members gain access to over $850,000,000 of regional and thematic research for only a fraction of their investment.

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