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West Cornwall is a Hot Spot for Geothermal Energy (The Cornishman)

Map showing the geothermal gradient (temperature increase with depth) of the
UK and the South West of England. Courtesy British Geological Survey

Two Penzance businessmen have joined a group from Cornwall on a visit to Germany to learn about a technology that could supply 150,000 Cornish homes with renewable electricity from deep in the earth.

Organised by EGS Energy in Penzance, and with operations manager Tony Bennett in the party as well as Cornwall councillor Tim Dwelly, the group visited an engineered geothermal energy plant in Insheim, south-west Germany, to look at the process.

They toured the plant and met Jörg Baumgärtner from BESTEC GmbH to discuss the deep geothermal plants planned for Cornwall.

West Cornwall has long been known to be one of the best areas in the country for geothermal energy.

The British Geological Survey says parts of Cornwall have geothermal gradients – hot rocks nearer the surface – higher than the UK average due to the presence of granite.

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