Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 36136
Geothermal Power: County Durham
Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential across the Durham Coalfield for producing sustainable geothermal energy from disused mines.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyTo achieve net zero at lowest cost, we must look at how to accelerate all low carbon technologies including geothermal. The mine water from coal mines shows good potential as a renewable source for heat networks. The government is therefore supporting min...
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