A new initiative to use underground mine-water to warm homes in Bridgend has been given £6.5m of funding from the EU and £2.2m from the UK and Welsh Government.
Water in the underground former Caerau colliery has been naturally heated by the earth and, as a geothermal source of energy, Bridgend County Borough Council is investigating ways in which it could be extracted using heat pump technology and a network of pipes.
The scale of the scheme will be the first of its kind in the UK and would use existing radiators to heat homes without mine-water ever entering residents’ properties.
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From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Thursday, January 19, 2017 - United Kingdom: Geothermal Heat from Abandoned Mines Could Provide Energy for over 1,000 Homes
- Friday, June 10, 2016 - United Kingdom: Geothermal Heat from Flooded Mines for Homes in a South Wales Valley
