{"id":65263,"date":"2021-01-13T21:15:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T21:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=65263"},"modified":"2024-02-06T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T09:00:16","slug":"21st-century-resource-for-decarbonisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/21st-century-resource-for-decarbonisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mine Water Heating and Cooling: A 21st Century Resource for Decarbonisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>BGS is co-organising a symposium on mine water geothermal energy, in association with <a href=\"http:\/\/iea-gia.org\/\">IEA Geothermal<\/a> and BEIS.&nbsp; Registration is free and there are 400 spaces available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Day 1 &#8211; Wednesday 10 March<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first day will cover mine water heat and decarbonisation, and experiences of UK mine water heating\/cooling schemes followed by a discussion panel and questions. Speakers include David Banks (Holymoor Consultancy Ltd. &amp; University of Glasgow) and Gareth Farr (BGS). <\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Day 1 itinerary<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">09:00-9:15<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Welcome and introduction to the symposium<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">9:15-10:15<br \/>\nSession 1: Mine water heat and decarbonisation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Low-carbon heat networks: policy and practice<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Brett Hagen &amp; Arran Mornin, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Fessing up. Risks and obstacles to mine water geothermal energy<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Dave Banks, Holymoor Consultancy Ltd. &amp; University of Glasgow<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>How hot are Britains\u2019 coalfields ? mapping temperature across Britain\u2019s\u2019 abandoned coalfields<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Gareth Farr, British Geological Survey<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">10:15-10:30 Coffee\/tea<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">10:30-11:30<br \/>\nSession 2: Experiences of UK mine water heating\/cooling schemes<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>From Venture Pit to Walker Shore, coal and heat and fathoms of core\u2019: Mine water Heat Exploitation in Newcastle\/Gateshead<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Jonathan Steven, Groundwater &amp; Geothermal Services Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Is surface subsidence a risk with mine water heat schemes?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Fiona Todd\/Chris McDermott, University of Edinburgh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Sustainable energy in the UK Coalfields<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">TBC<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">1130:1200<br \/>\nDiscussion and questions \/ Close<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Thursday 11 March<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second day will cover mine water heating\/cooling for local district heating, the future for mine water heating and cooling and a discussion panel and questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Day 2 itinerary<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>09:00-9:15<br \/>\nWelcome and introduction to the symposium<\/h4>\n<h4>9:15-10:15<br \/>\nSession 3: Mine water heat\/coolth for local district heating<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Thermal mine waters for local authority heat networks<br \/>\n<\/strong>Steven Hayes, Hayes Tec Ltd<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Reutilization of the Dannenbaum Coal Mine; Mine Water for Heating and Cooling of the Redeveloped Commercial Area Mark 51.7 with mine water<br \/>\n<\/strong>Rolf Bracke &#8211; Fraunhofer IEG<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bridgend mine water scheme<br \/>\n<\/strong>Michael Jenkins, Bridgend Council<\/p>\n<h4>10:15-10:30 Coffee\/tea break<\/h4>\n<h4>10:30-11:30<br \/>\nSession 4: The future for mine water heating and cooling<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Reutilization of a Small Coal Mine for Mine thermal Energy Storage<br \/>\n<\/strong>Rolf Bracke &#8211; Fraunhofer IEG<\/p>\n<p><strong>UK Coal Mines used in a Smart system<br \/>\n<\/strong>TBC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Infrastructure and open data for research and innovation in mine water heat and heat storage: the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alison Monaghan, British Geological Survey<\/p>\n<h4>1130:1200<br \/>\nDiscussion and questions \/12:00 Close<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wysiwyg-3262-block_069c04d229cafaf32eb4f3e233142237\" class=\"  \" >\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iea-gia.org\/register-for-the-mine-water-energy-symposium\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IEA_Geothermal_logo.jpg\" alt=\"IEA Geothermal logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IEA_Geothermal_logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IEA_Geothermal_logo-768x138.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-7863-block_bef5b2b32f5b681beaa72741b7662fcc\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Upcoming events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-primary-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-open-day-2024\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bgs-open-day-artwork-2024-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"bgs-open-day-artwork-2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bgs-open-day-artwork-2024.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-open-day-2024\/\">BGS Open Day 2024<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 08\/06\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Join us on 8 June 2024 to explore volcanoes and earthquakes, soils and aquifers, the sea, the sky and everything in between! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-open-day-2024\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/2024-mine-water-energy-symposium\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mine-Water-Symposium-2024-speaker-cards-960-x-645-px-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 Mine Water Energy Symposium - 24 to 26 April 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mine-Water-Symposium-2024-speaker-cards-960-x-645-px.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/2024-mine-water-energy-symposium\/\">2024 Mine Water Energy Symposium<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event from 24\/04\/2024 to 26\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Now in its fourth year, the 2024 Mine Water Energy Symposium will be held in person for the first time in April 2024, with online streaming functionality.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/2024-mine-water-energy-symposium\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/from-the-earths-core-to-outer-space-understanding-the-magnetic-field\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/geomagnetism_lecture__website_banner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Geomagnetism webinar\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/geomagnetism_lecture__website_banner.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/from-the-earths-core-to-outer-space-understanding-the-magnetic-field\/\">From the Earth&#8217;s core to outer space: understanding the magnetic field<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 26\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>A special webinar focusing on our our geomagnetism research, including how we measure the magnetic field, everyday applications and mitigating the threats of space weather.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/from-the-earths-core-to-outer-space-understanding-the-magnetic-field\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geology-beneath-the-waves\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seabed_geology_lecture_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Geology beneath the waves lecture\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Seabed_geology_lecture_web.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geology-beneath-the-waves\/\">Geology beneath the waves: developing maps and models of the sea floor<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 23\/11\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>A special webinar focusing on our cutting-edge sea floor mapping research and an exciting new project exploring the deepest reaches of the world&#8217;s oceans. A recording is now available. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geology-beneath-the-waves\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-virtual-strategy-launch\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strategy_website_thumbnail-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Strategy 2023 to 2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Strategy_website_thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-virtual-strategy-launch\/\">BGS Virtual Strategy Launch &#8211; Understanding our Earth<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 23\/05\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Join us online to learn more about our new BGS strategy 2023 to 2028 &#8211; Understanding our Earth<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-virtual-strategy-launch\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-geoenergy-observatories-open-events-in-glasgow\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/UKgeos_open_events_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK Geoenergy Observatories at Cuningar Loop\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/UKgeos_open_events_web.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-geoenergy-observatories-open-events-in-glasgow\/\">UK Geoenergy Observatories \u2014 open events in Glasgow<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event from 26\/04\/2023 to 27\/04\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>You are invited to visit the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow, to find out more about what the facility can offer you as a potential user.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-geoenergy-observatories-open-events-in-glasgow\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geology-of-your-technology\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-31-crop-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"MicrosoftTeams-image-31-crop\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-31-crop.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geology-of-your-technology\/\">Children&#8217;s Rock Workshop: the geology of your technology<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 24\/10\/2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geology-of-your-technology\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geoscour-dataset-launch-event\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/geograph-391552-by-Roger-Whittleston-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"River bank reinforcement. \u00a9 Copyright Roger Whittleston and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/geograph-391552-by-Roger-Whittleston.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geoscour-dataset-launch-event\/\">GeoScour dataset launch event<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 08\/09\/2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>BGS Product Development invites you to the launch of our newly updated dataset, GeoScour.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geoscour-dataset-launch-event\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-open-day-2022\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Open-Day-Website-Thumbnail-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Open Day 2022\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Open-Day-Website-Thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-open-day-2022\/\">BGS Open Day 2022<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 25\/06\/2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Join us for a FREE day of science and discovery as we explore the fascinating world beneath our feet!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-open-day-2022\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geocoast-dataset-launch-event\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spurn_point_iStock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spurn Point - iStock\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spurn_point_iStock.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geocoast-dataset-launch-event\/\">GeoCoast dataset launch event<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 28\/04\/2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>BGS invites you to discover more about our new data product to underpin coastal decision making, resilience and adaptation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geocoast-dataset-launch-event\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-stakeholder-event-2022\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BGS_stakeholder_event-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Stakeholder Event 2022\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BGS_stakeholder_event.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS events<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-stakeholder-event-2022\/\">BGS Stakeholder Event 2022<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event on 31\/03\/2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>A recording of the British Geological Survey Stakeholder Event 2022 is now available to view online.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-stakeholder-event-2022\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-read-more  event\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/community-integration-with-weather-related-hazard-adaption-and-mitigation-in-vietnam\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/vietnam-view-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vietnam is susceptible to natural hazards linked to extreme weather events. 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