POWER Magazine•3 days ago
GEL Brings UK’s First Deep Geothermal Plant Online
Key Takeaway
The UK's first deep geothermal plant provides a new source of dispatchable, low-carbon power and critical minerals, opening new opportunities for energy developers and large industrial consumers.
AI Summary
- •Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has brought the UK's first deep geothermal power plant, United Downs in Cornwall, online, generating 3 MW of electricity.
- •This project introduces deep geothermal as a new, dispatchable, low-carbon generation option for the UK market, diversifying the energy mix.
- •The facility also includes the UK's first commercial-scale, zero-carbon lithium carbonate production, highlighting potential for co-located critical mineral extraction alongside power generation.
- •For developers, this signifies a pioneering project that could pave the way for future geothermal developments and associated critical mineral production in the UK.
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A UK-based geothermal and battery production group has brought the country’s first deep geothermal power plant online. Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) on February 26 said its United Downs power station in Cornwall is generating 3 MW of electricity, alongside the country’s first commercial-scale, zero-carbon lithium carbonate production facility. The post GEL Brings UK’s First Deep Geothermal Plant Online appeared first on POWER Magazine .