Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 43745

Heat Pumps: Dover and Deal

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Mike Tapp

LabourDover and Deal

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using disused mine shafts for clean energy creation using heat pump technology in Dover and Deal constituency.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
To 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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