Near Surface Geothermal Heat Battery : Sustainable Use of GeothermalHeat exploiting Legacy Mine workings to Transport Recycle Waste SurfaceHeat

Funder	Natural Environment Research Council
Recipient Organization	University of Edinburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Jan 01, 2023
End Date	Jun 29, 2026
Duration	1,275 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2788797`

Grant Description

Ground source heat pumps supply a low carbon footprint energy.

However, the longer term sustainability of the geothermal heat which is being accessed hasnot been rigorously evaluated. The average housing demand suggests that poor design will lead to significant unsustainable heat mining.