Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, GB augments District Energy Network with heated mine water

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, GB Mine Water Energy

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Council-run Gateshead Energy Company has supplied 5,000 homes with gas-powered heat through the DEN since 2018. A collaboration with The Coal Authority will supplant 50% of gas heat with heat energy from mine water 150 meters below the surface. This process transfers zero-emission energy from long-closed mines to the network using boreholes and a heat exchanger. This is the largest project of its kind in the United Kingdom and advances the council's Zero Carbon Heat Strategy.

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From the industrial revolution to a green revolution - Gateshead Council

A brand new £9m mine water heating system is now complete and ready to provide heat to Gateshead using naturally warmed water from coal mines.

Mine water energy scheme at Gateshead - Coal Authority

Gateshead Council has been awarded a grant of almost £6m, which will target utilisation of warm water from the extensive network of old mine workings 150m below the town.

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