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New maps reveal heat stored in Britain’s abandoned coal mines

BGS and the Coal Authority have released maps which for the first time, reveal the extent to which heat is stored in Britain’s abandoned coal mines.

BGS to lead new £2.5 million, NERC-funded research project to better understand the lifecycle of lithium

BGS responds to Government’s ambitious Ten Point Plan for net zero transition

BGS has welcomed the Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution which highlights the importance of geology and the ongoing need to support essential geoscientific research that will underpin the UK’s long term energy transition.

BGS study to investigate potential for CO2 storage testbed

A new study to be undertaken by the British Geological Survey (BGS), on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), will scope out the potential for a deep borehole carbon dioxide (CO2) storage research testbed.

Critical raw materials

Addressing global concerns over the long-term availability of secure and adequate supplies of the minerals and metals needed by society.

Carbon capture and storage

Studying carbon dioxide storage as a recognised European centre of excellence in a number of research areas.

Energy storage

Continuing BGS's sustained track record of energy storage research, which will underpin future laboratory, field and GIS-based activities and commissions.

Fluid and Rock Processes Laboratory Cluster

Identifying, measuring and quantifying complex geological and environmental processes essential in the efficient utilisation of natural resources and underground spaces.