{"id":71291,"date":"2021-04-20T06:49:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=71291"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:02:16","slug":"mine-water-heating-and-cooling-a-21st-century-resource-for-decarbonisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/mine-water-heating-and-cooling-a-21st-century-resource-for-decarbonisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Minewater 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>The drive to decarbonise heating has resulted in investigations of abandoned flooded coal mines across the world as they offer potential for heat recovery, cooling and storage of heat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 10 and 11 March 2021 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/\">BGS<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/iea-gia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IEA Geothermal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BEIS<\/a> organised a conference to share current research and lessons learned from both scientific projects and real life projects concerning minewater energy. IEA Geothermal were very pleased to be involved in assisting with this informative symposium, which quickly developed as an opportunity for the international community interested in minewater geothermal to connect.\u00a0This free-to-attend conference had 500 registrants from 73 countries. Attendees used the Twitter hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CleanEnergyFromTheCoalfields?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#CleanEnergyFromTheCoalfields<\/a> to join in the discussion, which is still in active use for those wanting to learn more and join \u00a0our thriving global community.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mine_water_heating_and_cooling_symposium_attendees-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Mine water heating and cooling symposium attendees world map and pie chart\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mine_water_heating_and_cooling_symposium_attendees-960x370.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>500 people from 73 countries registered for the free event, with a mixture of academic, geological survey, environmental regulators, local authorities, government and consultants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day one<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XHAPRrTBsx8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brett Hagen<\/a> (BEIS) launched day one of the conference by covering the policy and practice for low carbon heat networks in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-ScdpWmW-2E9tgklSMRR2PImE_5HDJPZ\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Banks<\/a> (Holymoor Consultancy Ltd\/University of Glasgow) discussed the risks, potential capital expenditure (CAPEX) uncertainties and made the call for integration of new (and existing) minewater treatment schemes with housing developments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4u3Ce1eBsyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gareth Farr<\/a> (BGS) discussed recently released temperature maps of the British coalfields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session continued with discussion on practical issues including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>opportunities in Newcastle and Gateshead (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6k1TIKP48Og\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonathan Steven<\/a> \u2013 Groundwater and Geothermal Services Ltd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>thermo-mechanical modelling for heat\/flow cycling in pillar and stall workings (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VYyxD14sCxE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fiona Todd<\/a>, University of Edinburgh)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an overview of the Coal Authority\u2019s approach to turning mine energy into a strategic asset for Britain (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MyN58ZhSKkE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bohdan Iwanskyj<\/a>, The Coal Authority)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day two<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iea-gia.org\/workshop-presentations\/2021-mine-water-geothermal-energy-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steven Hayes<\/a> (Hayes Tec Ltd) introduced day two with a talk on heat networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9XfECswZXTs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florian Hahn<\/a> (Fraunhofer IEG) talked about the Dennenbaum coal mine in Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gruoqCDg8k0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Jenkins<\/a> (Bridgend Council) gave a presentation on early stage feasibility and public engagement in south Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AmqCAH8yDdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florian Hahn<\/a> (Fraunhofer IEG) returned for part 2 of his excellent presentation covering testing at a demonstration site, including interesting heat injection tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ctpy1SJVA8k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlotte Adams<\/a> (The Coal Authority) talked about smart systems for mine-energy schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JYG0NgvjYXw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alison Monaghan<\/a> (BGS) concluded the event with a presentation on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ukgeos.ac.uk\/observatories\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is obvious scope to link up geo-observatories across Europe to share lessons learned and to facilitate collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q&amp;A session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosting the conference via Zoom democratised the online Q&amp;A session and we fielded over 130 questions. Regulation, CAPEX and customer acceptance were frequently mentioned, as was the desire to form a specialist interest group to continue creating opportunities for co-collaboration between policymakers, researchers, regulators and developers across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees were able to vote anonymously via three polls suggesting that minewater heating and cooling is a feasible solution for decarbonising heat (62 per cent), CAPEX is considered the biggest challenge for minewater heating schemes (27 per cent) and demonstration schemes complemented with scientific observatories are the best way to \u2018de-risk\u2019 the technology (86 per cent).<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mine_water_1-960x539.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Results from three anonymous polls - Q: Do you think that mine heating &amp; cooling is a feasible solution for decarbonising heat?\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Results from three anonymous polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mine_water_2-960x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Results from three anonymous polls. Q: What are the biggest challenges for mine water heating and cooling?\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Results from three anonymous polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Mine_water_3-960x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Results from three anonymous polls. Q: Which method helps most to de-risk mine energy schemes?\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Results from three anonymous polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>Due to the global interest in low-carbon mine-energy schemes, demand for this kind of conference, and a desire to continue talking and connecting with one another, we hope to plan a secondary event in the near future. If you would like to be involved then please email <a href=\"mailto:garethf@bgs.ac.uk\">Gareth Farr<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/21st-century-resource-for-decarbonisation\/\">Conference agenda<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iea-gia.org\/workshop-presentations\/2021-mine-water-geothermal-energy-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recordings of the presentations<\/a><strong> &nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ukgeos.ac.uk\/observatories\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow<\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.groundstability.com\/geothermal-energy-from-abandoned-coal-mines\/\">The Coal Authority<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heatstore.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heat Store Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nweurope.eu\/projects\/project-search\/d2grids-increasing-the-share-of-renewable-energy-by-accelerating-the-roll-out-of-demand-driven-smart-grids-delivering-low-temperature-heating-and-cooling-to-nwe-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D2Grids Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the authors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Gareth Farr is a hydrogeologist who leads the BGS mine-energy topic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Carey is the IEA Geothermal executive secretary and is based in New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brett Hagen is the Heat Networks Specialist (HNDU) at BEIS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relatives\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Relative topics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/decarbonisation\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">decarbonisation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/energy-transition\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">energy transition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/geoenergy\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">geoenergy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/geothermal\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">geothermal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section  style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/News-events-scaled.jpg')\" id=\"latest-content-3812-block_33339c66d0132afacd3a8b1e5f499fae\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\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>Latest blogs<\/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 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efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/the-sir-walter-scott-memorial\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-key-mineral-archives-at-the-zambian-geological-survey-department\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1000254-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rebecca Mumpansha, a GSD librarian, with the sales stock of geological maps. \u00a9 Rachel Talbot.\u00a0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1000254-960x645.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-key-mineral-archives-at-the-zambian-geological-survey-department\/\">Unlocking key mineral archives at the Zambian Geological Survey Department\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>23\/02\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rachel Talbot recounts a recent visit by BGS Records staff to the Zambian Geological Survey Department, to assist in critical mineral data management.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-key-mineral-archives-at-the-zambian-geological-survey-department\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-aurora\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/henrik-heitmann-wQ1UIvNfgYQ-unsplash-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aurora borealis in northern Norway. \u00a9 Jeremy Bishop\/Unsplash.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/henrik-heitmann-wQ1UIvNfgYQ-unsplash.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-aurora\/\">Will 2024 be the Year of the Aurora?\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>23\/02\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sun\u2019s approximate eleven-year activity cycle is predicted to peak this year, prompting BGS scientists to anticipate that 2024 will be the \u2018Year of the Aurora\u2019. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-aurora\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/hungry-like-a-wolf-new-insights-from-old-bones-housed-in-the-bgs-museum-collections\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038353-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"P1038353\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038353.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/hungry-like-a-wolf-new-insights-from-old-bones-housed-in-the-bgs-museum-collections\/\">Hungry like a wolf: new insights from old bones housed in the BGS museum collections<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>18\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS scientists are studying the diets of ancient British wolves and how they adapted to changing environments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/hungry-like-a-wolf-new-insights-from-old-bones-housed-in-the-bgs-museum-collections\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/how-bgs-is-helping-the-farming-sector-of-great-britain\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/culver-down-p683813.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/how-bgs-is-helping-the-farming-sector-of-great-britain\/\">How BGS is helping the farming sector of Great Britain\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>17\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New legislation concerning soil management and technology in modern farming has led to an increase in enquiries about BGS\u2019s Soil Parent Material Model.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/how-bgs-is-helping-the-farming-sector-of-great-britain\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/moving-stones-faults-slopes-and-sediments\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038346-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Codleteth Burn catchment with its outlet fan system and recent debris flow deposits near Talla Linfoots. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038346-scaled-1-960x640.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/moving-stones-faults-slopes-and-sediments\/\">Moving stones: faults, slopes and sediments<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>12\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fractured rock along faults affects sediment movement on slopes with implications for the design of infrastructure. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/moving-stones-faults-slopes-and-sediments\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/understanding-nutrients-in-tropical-rainforests\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chris-bengt-p1038345-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Bengt, PhD Student, in Stable Isotope Lab, Keyworth. 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