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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 releases borehole information packs for the Glasgow Observatory

Carbon capture and storage

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

UK Geoenergy Observatories

Facilitating a step change in our understanding of geology and our relationship with the underground environment.

Geothermal technologies

Geothermal energy is available across the UK in different geological settings. It can be used to produce thermal (and in some places electrical) energy for a wide range of uses.

Energy storage

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