The Future of Geothermal in the UK: Affordable, Renewable, and Locally Produced Energy for a Resilient Future
The UK holds vast untapped geothermal resources capable of delivering secure, renewable heat and firm power. Project InnerSpace's Future of Geothermal in the United Kingdom is a groundbreaking multi-disciplinary and cross-collaborative study featuring twenty authors from over ten institutions and entities across the UK, and provides a roadmap for building geothermal energy into a cornerstone of the nations energy system, while reducing energy bills and creating thousands of skilled jobs.
The report was undertaken in a collaboration between Project InnerSpace and authors, contributors and peer reviewers from:
- Newcastle University
- Durham University
- Imperial College
- National Geothermal Centre
- Net Zero Technology Centre
- University of Glasgow
- ARUP
- Renewable Energy Association (REA)
- Sidley Austin
- Eden Geothermal
- Ember Energy
- Geothermal UK
- University of Manchester
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FULL REPORTThe Future of Geothermal in the UK: Affordable, Renewable, and Locally Produced Energy for a Resilient Future
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Executive SummaryDrilling into the United Kingdom's Geothermal Potential
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PRESS RELEASEProject InnerSpace Publishes Landmark Report on the United Kingdom's Geothermal Potential
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CHAPTER 1United Kingdom Underground: An Overview of Geothermal Technologies and Applications
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CHAPTER 2The Geothermal Opportunity in the United Kingdom
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CHAPTER 3Where Is the Heat? Exploring the United Kingdom's Subsurface Geology
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CHAPTER 4Geothermal Heating and Cooling: Applications for the United Kingdom's Industrial, Municipal, Residential and Technology Sectors
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CHAPTER 5Clearing the Runway: Policies and Regulations to Scale the United Kingdom's Geothermal Potential
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CHAPTER 6Who Owns the Heat? Navigating Subsurface Rights in the United Kingdom’s Legal and Regulatory System
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CHAPTER 7Environmental Stewardship in an Energy Abundant Future: Considerations and Best Practices
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CHAPTER 8Beyond the North Sea: Leveraging the United Kingdom’s Oil and Gas Expertise to Advance Geothermal
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CHAPTER 9Minding the Gap: Financing Solutions to Advance Geothermal in the United Kingdom
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CHAPTER 10A New Age of Innovation: The United Kingdom’s Geothermal Start-Up Scene
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CHAPTER 11The History of Geothermal in the United Kingdom
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Authors and Contributors:
- Dave Banks, Glasgow University
- Puja Balachander, Ocean14 Capital
- Charlotte Adams, National Geothermal Centre
- John Clegg, Hephae Energy Technology
- Lucy Cotton, Eden Geothermal
- Rachael Coffey, Sidley Austin LLP
- Michael Chendorain, ARUP
- Gioia Falcone, University of Glasgow
- Jon Gluyas, Durham University and National Geothermal Centre
- Mark Griffiths, ARUP
- Cathy Hollis, University of Manchester
- David Horan, Sidley Austin LLP
- Mark Ireland, Newcastle University
- Augusta Grand, Eden Geothermal
- Matthew D. Jackson, Imperial College London
- Iain Martin, Net Zero Technology Centre
- Peter Ledingham, Geothermal Consultant
- Drew Nelson, Project InnerSpace
- Tim Lines, Geothermal Wells and Project InnerSpace
- Helen Doran, Project InnerSpace
- Smita Satiani, Project InnerSpace
- Ben Thompson, Sidley Austin LLC
- Jordan Weddepohl, ARUP
- Dr. Michael Feliks, Renewable Energy Association
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