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Subsurface software developer Getech announced on Monday that it had completed a geothermal study for UK-based oil and gas company Angus Energy, demonstrating “significant potential” for development of the clean energy source in the UK.
Angus Energy is looking to leverage its oil and gas drilling and engineering assets to develop geothermal energy projects in the UK, the companies said in a joint press statement. To achieve this, Angus deployed Getech’s subsurface software technology to locate and assess promising areas for geothermal energy production in south-west England.
Interest in geothermal energy in the UK has begun to ramp up in recent years as the country looks to meet decarbonisation targets and bolster energy security. In March, UK-based geothermal developer Geothermal Engineering (GEL) secured $18m (£15m) to build the UK’s first commercial-scale deep geothermal power plant. In the same month, geologists at the British Geological Survey published a research paper mapping out in detail regions in central and southern England with the greatest potential to generate geothermal energy.
In May, the UK Government awarded $27m (£22m) for the first deep geothermal district heating network in the country, known as the Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network. The project will be located in Cornwall, in the south of England, and will be developed by GEL.
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