Saturday, April 19, 2014

United Kingdom:

Another Geothermal District Heating Project Announced in England (Grimsby Telegraph)

Ambitious plans to tap into natural hot water supplies 1,500m below North East Lincolnshire in north-east England, – which could eventually heat thousands of homes – have been revealed.

The £1.2 million first-phase plan to exploit the geothermal opportunities the area is understood to be sitting on could lead to a whole host of similar projects across the area.

A few years ago, one of the country’s leading authorities in the field of geothermal energy revealed how the area is one of just three “hot spots” in the UK where huge reserves of water – at temperatures of between 40 and 60 degrees centigrade – reside almost a mile below homes and businesses in Cleethorpes and the surrounding area.

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