POWER Magazine•about 2 months ago
GEL Brings UK’s First Deep Geothermal Plant Online
- •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.
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