A poverty-stricken county is reviving itself with geothermal energy and space tech
The juggernauts will carry the components of a huge drilling rig from Finland — part of an ambitious £18m project to bring mining back to Poldark country. Not for tin, however, like the hero of the BBC’s Sunday night drama; this rig will test for geothermal energy at the Porthtowan Fault near Redruth.
From drilling deep into the earth in search of energy-rich hot rocks to flying thousands of miles above it, Cornwall’s plans to boost its economy are nothing if not ambitious.
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