Geothermal Energy in Northern Ireland Gets Government Backing
The Northern Ireland Assembly backed a call for support for the development of geothermal energy, on 6 October 2014.
Proposing the motion, Sinn Fein's Phil Flanagan called for a state-owned company to develop deep geothermal, rather than have the industry serve a small number of shareholders in multinational companies.
Mr Flanagan said the start-up costs were quite high but that the North had great potential for this type of energy.
"We need to move away from fossil fuels," he said.
Ulster Unionist Sandra Overend said a number of areas had been identified as suitable for geothermal projects, including Ballycastle, Bushmills, Ballymoney, Ballymena, Antrim and Larne, all in County Antrim.
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