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Friday, July 20, 2012

United Kingdom:

Plan to heat Manchester homes with a geothermal spring (BBC News)

A similar geothermal project 
is under way in Newcastle 
(Courtesy BBC News) 
Plans to drill boreholes in Manchester city centre to extract underground heat for 6,000 homes and businesses have been unveiled.

Two rigs in the Ardwick area would drill down 3km (2 miles) to a thermal spring in the multi-million pound plan. A network of underground pipes would take the heat to homes area.

Developer GT Energy says accessing the renewable heat source will reduce energy costs for residents.