Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs to expand geothermal energy production from hydrothermal systems. Specifies programs to: (1) develop advanced geophysical, geochemical, and geologic tools to assist in locating hidden hydrothermal resources and increase the reliability of site characterization; (2) demonstrate technologies and techniques of exploratory drilling for undiscovered resources in a variety of geologic settings; (3) research, develop, demonstrate, and apply commercially components and systems capable of withstanding extreme geothermal environments and necessary to develop, produce, and monitor geothermal reservoirs and produce geothermal energy; and (4) research, develop, demonstrate, and apply commercially enhanced geothermal systems. Instructs the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish two Centers for Geothermal Technology Transfer. Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on advanced uses of geothermal energy.…