{"id":98427,"date":"2023-03-30T09:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T09:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=98427"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:21:16","slug":"scientists-discover-regions-of-the-uk-with-greatest-potential-to-use-heat-from-deep-thermal-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/scientists-discover-regions-of-the-uk-with-greatest-potential-to-use-heat-from-deep-thermal-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists discover regions of the UK with greatest potential to use heat from deep thermal waters"},"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>Geothermal energy is the heat stored below the Earth\u2019s surface. It has the potential to provide a stable supply of clean heat energy for Great Britain, helping to reduce carbon emissions, diversify from fossil fuels and improve domestic energy security.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  id=\"video-9195-block_c5a570a1d88ef37773144b20cbde917d\" class=\"video-wrap  \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/DHquTCIRFTg\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/video.svg\" class=\"video-play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>BGS geologists mapped where the Carboniferous limestone is buried at depths of over 4 km. This video shows how they did it. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"into-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"video-section\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/DHquTCIRFTg?enablejsapi=1&#038;version=3&#038;playerapiid=ytplayer&#038;rel=0&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>Natural thermal springs have been used since Roman times and towns such as Bath and Buxton have grown up around them. These warm waters, which are rich in minerals, have travelled from great depth from a rock formation called the Carboniferous limestone, which can be found beneath many regions of the UK such as the Mendip Hills and the Peak District.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<blockquote id=\"quote-1288-block_0b846a728fb7e758ab02c916cf92ac2f\" class=\"quote  \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/quote-caption.svg\" alt=\"Speech marks icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rain falling onto hills and mountains percolates deep below the Earth\u2019s surface, where it is stored for as long as 10 000 years and heated by the surrounding rocks. These warm waters are what we would call low- to medium-temperature geothermal resources in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>We have known of these systems underground because the hot water comes to the surface in places like Bath Spa. However, little is understood about the wider extent and reach of these limestones, which lie deep below the surface of the ground, and about the potential to recover heat from their deep thermal waters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Timothy Kearsey, BGS Sedimentary Geologist.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mapping the limestone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the geothermal team at the BGS has mapped where the limestones are buried below the Earth\u2019s surface at depths of over 4 km below the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using established 3D modelling methods, they assessed the depth, distribution and geothermal potential of regions in England, producing maps that demonstrate the total heat in place and estimate the recoverable heat distribution. They calculated that there is the potential to recover thermal heat of 106 to 222 GW from the rocks at depth under central and southern Britain. The largest potential resource is under the East Midlands and Greater Manchester, as well as the Humber and Cheshire regions.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/P1030044.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;BGS geologists inspecting the Variscan unconformity in Wookey Hole, Somerset. The underlying Carboniferous limestones are one of the main targets for deep geothermal potential in Great Britain. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_98010\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/P1030044-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"A geologist wearing blue overalls and a white hard hat points at the rock ceiling in a cave\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/P1030044.jpg\" \/><\/a><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>BGS geologists inspecting the Variscan unconformity in Wookey Hole, Somerset. The underlying Carboniferous limestones are one of the main targets for deep geothermal potential in Great Britain. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/P1030044.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;BGS geologists inspecting the Variscan unconformity in Wookey Hole, Somerset. The underlying Carboniferous limestones are one of the main targets for deep geothermal potential in Great Britain. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_98010\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Scientists are keen to stress that further work is needed to understand the resource and to identify areas with sufficient flow rates for successful development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<blockquote id=\"quote-6577-block_a9ce5af23c494045be31a8ba21b3ed81\" class=\"quote  \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/quote-caption.svg\" alt=\"Speech marks icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is very exciting. Until now, Early Carboniferous limestones had not been fully quantified as a geothermal resource in Britain. Our research shows these limestones could play host to many active geothermal systems across central and southern Britain.<\/p>\n<p>What we do know is that the Early Carboniferous limestone may offer significant potential as a resource for deep geothermal energy across large parts of central and southern Britain. Equivalent rocks have been successfully developed for geothermal energy in Belgium and the Netherlands, where they are used to supply heat networks or heat agricultural greenhouses, lowering fuel bills for heating and the food industry.<\/p>\n<p>These maps are very encouraging, particularly as large-scale exploitation of heat is critical for the successful decarbonisation of the UK\u2019s energy mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Timothy Kearsey, BGS Sedimentary Geologist.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DHquTCIRFTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access the video by BGS to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full paper is published in <em>Science Direct<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.geothermics.2023.102649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deep geothermal resource assessment of Early Carboniferous limestones for central and southern Great Britain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<h2>About the author<\/h2>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact no-shape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TimKearsey-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Timothy Kearsey Survey geologist and sedimentologist\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TimKearsey.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Dr Tim Kearsey<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Survey geologist and sedimentologist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>BGS Edinburgh<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p><p>Tim Kearsey is an expert in 3D geological modelling and Carboniferous stratigraphy and sedimentology. He has developed ranges 3D geological models for Glasgow, Singapore to address problems from hydrogeology to geotechnical properties and geothermal energy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/kearsey-timothy\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\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\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/groundwater-research\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">groundwater<\/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-4287-block_4087840d04b86888c3d8d4c5a782fb6d\" 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>Related news<\/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-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/distribution-of-sites-sample-geothermal-catalogue-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Distribution of sites in the first digital release of the legacy geothermal catalogue. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/distribution-of-sites-sample-geothermal-catalogue.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\">UK legacy geothermal catalogue released in digital format for the first time<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>18\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS has released the first digital version of the UK legacy geothermal catalogue of subsurface temperature measurements, rock thermal conductivity measurements and heat flow calculations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-underground-observatory-open-for-research\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UKGEOS_Cheshire_Keys_website-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Mike Spence, Director of Science for the UK Geoenergy Observatories, receives the keys to the Cheshire Observatory from AECOM, principal contractor for construction of the site. 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BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1039076.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/local-mp-helps-bgs-launch-a-living-laboratory\/\">Local MP helps BGS launch a \u2018living laboratory\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>05\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS is implementing a low-carbon heating system to help meet its net zero targets and provide data to the public. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/local-mp-helps-bgs-launch-a-living-laboratory\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/more-than-60-new-co2-storage-units-added-to-bgs-national-co2-storage-database\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CO2_stored_map_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A map of CO2Stored, which shows CO2 Storage units offshore UK. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CO2_stored_map_web.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/more-than-60-new-co2-storage-units-added-to-bgs-national-co2-storage-database\/\">BGS adds more than 60 new carbon dioxide storage units to its national carbon dioxide storage database<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>30\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS has delivered its first major update of the national carbon dioxide storage database, CO2 Stored.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/more-than-60-new-co2-storage-units-added-to-bgs-national-co2-storage-database\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/evidence-report-released-supplementing-the-assessment-of-deep-geothermal-energy-opportunities-in-the-uk\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/evidence-report-deep-thermal-energy-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Geothermal evidence report, titled \u2018Evidence report supporting the deep geothermal energy White Paper: the case for deep geothermal energy \u2013 unlocking investment at scale in the UK.\u2019 BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/evidence-report-deep-thermal-energy.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/evidence-report-released-supplementing-the-assessment-of-deep-geothermal-energy-opportunities-in-the-uk\/\">Evidence report on deep geothermal energy opportunities in the UK released<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>16\/11\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS has published a detailed evidence report that underpins a deep geothermal White Paper.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/evidence-report-released-supplementing-the-assessment-of-deep-geothermal-energy-opportunities-in-the-uk\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-report-assesses-deep-geothermal-energy-in-the-uk\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/geothermal-rig-2-blur-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"geothermal rig\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/geothermal-rig-2-blur.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-report-assesses-deep-geothermal-energy-in-the-uk\/\">New report assesses deep geothermal energy in the UK<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>17\/07\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new BGS report assesses the current situation around and future potential of deep geothermal energy in the UK.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-report-assesses-deep-geothermal-energy-in-the-uk\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/geothermal-energy\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Geothermal_feature_Kenya_powerplant-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Geothermal_feature_Kenya_powerplant\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Geothermal_feature_Kenya_powerplant.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>Energy<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/geothermal-energy\/\">Geothermal energy<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geothermal energy is all energy stored in the form of heat beneath the surface of the solid earth. 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