• 10600MW potential identified in India
• renewable heat energy generated and stored in earth.
• generated by radioactive decay and continual heat loss from earths formation
• disadvantages- land subsidence, remote location, high transport charges
• possible release of toxic chemicals - mercury, arsenic, boron, antimony
• cost intensive, viability issue due to remote location

RE-RTD : RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• 100% funding for govt / non profit research and 70% private, industries, startups

US-INDIA Strategic Clean Energy Partnership : Renewable Energy Technology Action Platform

MAHIR - Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research