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GeoGrid Project secures GBP 3.7m to advance UK geothermal energy

By District Energy posted 16 days ago

  

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The GeoGrid project, focused on exploring the potential of geothermal energy for decarbonisation in the UK, has been awarded GBP 3.7 million through Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). The project brings together Geosolutions Leeds, Northern Powergrid, LCP Delta, E.ON Next, Leeds City Council, and Star Refrigeration to tackle key challenges in the energy transition.
 
Using the University of Leeds’ Geothermal Campus living lab, GeoGrid aims to investigate how long-term thermal energy storage can improve the energy system’s efficiency and sustainability. With the UK’s heating and transport systems increasingly electrified, thermal energy storage is seen as a flexible solution to address rising electricity demands, inefficiencies in renewable energy use, and escalating costs.
 
By integrating geothermal storage into the energy system, GeoGrid will explore ways to lower connection costs, reduce expensive infrastructure upgrades, and enhance grid resilience. The project also seeks to demonstrate how the interaction of geothermal systems with energy markets can strengthen the business case for district heating.


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