Monday, October 13, 2014

United Kingdom:

'Free Heat for a Century' Plan by North East Green Energy Experts (The Journal)

As the energy debate hots up, North East experts have outlined how the UK could tap into a clean supply deep beneath the ground.

They were speaking at a London conference yesterday on geothermal energy organised by EGS Energy Ltd and a partnership managed at Durham University.

The event was set against a backdrop of concerns over climate change emissions from fossil fuel burning, rising energy bills and fears over security of supplies, and controversy surrounding alternative power generation such as onshore wind farms.

The conference saw the launch of the BritGeothermal Research Partnership, which consists of Durham, Newcastle and Glasgow universities and the British Geological Survey.

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