Mine-water heating network goes live for Seaham homes
The UK government says the network will supply low-carbon heat to around 750 homes at Seaham Garden Village.
- The government says the energy centre uses naturally warm water from abandoned coal mines and has completed commissioning.
- The network draws on mine water already pumped to the surface at the Mining Remediation Authority’s Dawdon treatment scheme.
The project repurposes mine water to heat homes, according to the UK government.
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The UK government says the network at Seaham Garden Village is fully operational after completing commissioning. It is designed to provide low-carbon heat to around 750 homes using naturally warm mine water from the Dawdon treatment scheme. The announcement describes this as the latest mine-water heat network to go live in Great Britain.
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Mine-water heating network goes live for Seaham homesUK Government
The UK government says the network will supply low-carbon heat to around 750 homes at Seaham Garden Village.UK Government
The government says the energy centre uses naturally warm water from abandoned coal mines and has completed commissioning.UK Government
The network draws on mine water already pumped to the surface at the Mining Remediation Authority’s Dawdon treatment scheme.UK Government
The project repurposes mine water to heat homes, according to the UK government.UK Government
The UK government says the network at Seaham Garden Village is fully operational after completing commissioning.UK Government
It is designed to provide low-carbon heat to around 750 homes using naturally warm mine water from the Dawdon treatment scheme.UK Government
The announcement describes this as the latest mine-water heat network to go live in Great Britain.UK Government