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The Sunderland City Council and WSP have submitted plans to drill exploratory boreholes to tap into mine water for geothermal district heating.
Engineering and environmental professional services consultancy WSP has submitted a plan in behalf of the Sunderland City Council for a proposed exploratory pilot to evaluate the viability of generating heat from the mine water of the Wearmouth Colliery. If approved, exploratory boreholes are expected to be drilling between July 2023 and April 2024.
The exploration project will help city officials understand how much heat can be generated from the former coal mine and the associated costs of extracting it. Should be project be successful, it can make the Sunderland heating network one of the largest in the UK and will be a major milestone in achieving the council’s goals of being a carbon neutral local authority by 2030 and a carbon neutral city by 2040.
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