Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 32089

Geothermal Power: East Midlands

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential of abandoned coal mine sites in the East Midlands for producing low cost and sustainable geothermal energy.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy

To achieve net zero at lowest cost, the UK 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...

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