Energy Institute
Summary
The UK is searching for answers to one of the defining challenges of our time: how to build an energy system that is clean, secure and affordable. Yet one of the country’s most valuable resources receives only a fraction of the attention it deserves.
Geothermal is, quite literally, energy beneath our feet.
Geothermal energy is available around the clock, every day of the year, providing reliable, low-carbon energy. Most importantly, it complements rather than competes with the technologies already transforming our energy system.
The UK has the same fundamental resource but has not yet developed it at scale. Southampton has supplied geothermal heat through its district heating network since 1986. The Eden Project uses geothermal to help heat its famous biomes. Earlier this year, United Downs in Cornwall generated geothermal electricity for the grid. These projects demonstrate what is possible, but they remain isolated successes rather than the foundation of a national industry.
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