In Gateshead, water trapped 150 metres below the city in abandoned coal mines now heats 350 homes and public buildings
- Image AI generatedWater trapped deep beneath Gateshead is now helping heat hundreds of homes and public buildings, turning former coal mine workings into a source of heat for the city.
- The water lies around 150 metres below Gateshead town centre, where a 6-megawatt water-source heat pump extracts its heat and feeds it into an existing district heating network.
- According to the Mining Remediation Authority, the system went live on 29 March 2023 after about three years of work and is the largest mine water heat network in Great Britain.
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- Image AI generatedWater trapped deep beneath Gateshead is now helping heat hundreds of homes and public buildings, turning former coal mine workings into a source of heat for the city.
- The water lies around 150 metres below Gateshead town centre, where a 6-megawatt water-source heat pump extracts its heat and feeds it into an existing district heating network.
- According to the Mining Remediation Authority, the system went live on 29 March 2023 after about three years of work and is the largest mine water heat network in Great Britain.
Sources: Times of India