Geothermal Power: East Midlands
Commons · Question 32089 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 3 Mar 2025
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...