The Earth
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| Originally published | June 26, 2003 |
| Authors | Martin Redfern |
| Preceded by | Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction |
| Followed by | British Politics: A Very Short Introduction |
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| ID | 2926329 |
About The Earth
For generations, the ground beneath the feet of our ancestors seemed solid and unchanging. Around 30 years ago, two things happened that were to revolutionize the understanding of our home planet. . . .
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Houses are heated by hot water from flooded mines
Water from the Dawdon mine the heating of Our Planet are used to heat the garden village in the vicinity of Gateshead
has contributed to the Burning of coal to. But former British mines of help in addressing the climate crisis?
A New Garden village in the heart of Gateshead will soon get their heat from a surprising source: it is heated by the water from a disused mine.
The temperatures are increased naturally by the heat from The Earth 's crust. The water is then pumped up to the of flooded shafts and used to heat the whole district with a single system.
The 1,500 residents of South Seaham Garden Village should not notice That the heat from the radiator is derived from the dust-smeared sweat from their ancestors.
If the water was used, you will be sent back down to The Mine to be re-heated by the heat from The Earth 's crust.
survey work for the scheme is happen because of the soon.
If The Project is successful, it will help meet the UK target of zero carbon emissions by 2050.
graphics: surveying work for The Project in the vicinity of Gateshead, it is planned to happen soon, Untapped potentialThe potential is huge, because about a quarter of the houses are sitting the in the UK coalfields.
Although some mines do not hope suitable, it is That many of the supply-consistent warm water.
For the coal authority, which manages the disused mines, the idea could turn a liability into a profit.
the sale of hot water, cover the costs for pumping from pits, which must be done anyway, to prevent you burp a dirty pit water to The Surface .
The salty water from the Dawdon mine has to be treated, in the vicinityIt would be Good News for The Environment as heat for private households, business and industry, the largest contribution to the UK emissions account for nearly 40% of Britain's CO2.
The Energy minister, Kwasi Kwarteng , told Bbc News : “I think it is potentially transformative. We have use of this great historical heritage in relation to coal, and to be able to That footprint and turn it into a source of green Energy That is incredibly Positive . "
a liability or an asset?Jeremy crooks, the coal authority, which is responsible for the mines, told us: “The mines are worth a fortune, for the was seen as a liability.
Now, with people much more aware of the damage to the climate, the are other possibilities seen. "
He Said , in The Right circumstances, the cost is the low-carbon could compare with the Gas –
Mine Water heating-but not free of carbon is because the water is heated by a heat pump works like a refrigerator in reverse.
The coal authority, said power, the pumps cannot be procured, in the area of renewable energies, where it is possible.
Hidden problemsThere are other caveats, according to Dave Banks, a hydro-geologist at Holymoor consultancy. These include:
Lord banks, said it had closed a small sample heating scheme in Scotland after it was to maintain costly.
He Said , maintenance could be handled better by a large project such as a course in Gateshead town centre.
heat the Council building, a new nursing home, and up to 1,250 new homes.
plans are also in progress in Rugeley in Staffordshire, where a former coal-fired power plant will be transformed into a village of 2300 dwellings heated in part by water from the disused shafts.
there are Currently 14 Mine Water -heating systems are planned for The North , seven in the rest of England. Five are planned for Scotland and four for Wales - with
the technology could prove important in countries such as Poland, the
The developments come as activists in the UK complain That the government is ready to follow by the end of subsidies for industrial users of heat pumps
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our planet matters, gateshead, coal mining, climate change
Source of news: bbc.com
