UK heritage site plans geothermal heating project
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Alexander Richter
19 Eyl 2014
This geothermal district project aims at warming up the heritage area in Auckland Castle in the UK, making it the first historic building of its kind in the UK to use this environmentally friendly energy.
Following other geothermal district projects announced in the UK, local news inform that “the Auckland Castle Trust, led by Jonathan Ruffer, is exploring the possibility of using the renewable energy source for Auckland Castle, in Bishop.”
At the moment, the Castle Trust will submit the necessary permits to start the planning application to local authorities. If said proposals go through, it is expected that “further proposals will be drawn-up to create a network of pipes to take the heat to the Grade I listed castle – making it the first historic building of its kind in the UK to use this environmentally friendly energy.”
David Ronn, chief executive of the Auckland Castle Trust, said: “This is an extremely exciting and innovative scheme that has the potential to provide not only long-term benefits for Auckland Castle but the town of Bishop Auckland too.
The viability study will be done by Cluff Geothermal, and they have indicated that there is likely to be an reservoir of water at 70c which would be good for heating but not hot enough for electricity generation.
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Source: The Northern Echo Webiste
