National Energy Technology Laboratory

**Mission and Vision** ****Mission**** Unleash the full potential of America's hydrocarbon, geothermal, and critical mineral resources to provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy. ****Vision**** An America that leads the world with affordable, reliable, and secure energy; powering prosperity, freedom, and human flourishing. ****HGEO Strategic Goals**** - **Goal 1:** Stabilize, optimize, and grow the American coal industry, restoring it as a cornerstone of our energy mix. - **Goal 2:** Ensure resilience of U.S. oil and natural gas production and infrastructure reliability. - **Goal 3:** Accelerate the discovery and development of gigawatt-scale geothermal energy and position geothermal as a competitive domestic source for reliable baseload electricity generation. - **Goal 4:** Ensure the security, stability, and strategic value of the Nation's oil and gas exports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). - **Goal 5:** Fill the SPR to its maximum capacity and maintain drawdown readiness. - **Goal 6:** Drive execution of the HGEO mission through the implementation of leading-edge, efficient, and fiscally responsible solutions across HGEO programs, processes, and systems - **Goal 7:** Uphold gold standard science and advance industry-aligned technologies to commercial scale.