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</ref> The water for charging the reservoir will come from flooded mines, not from the local water supply. The hot water produced by the plant can also be used to supply thermal energy and [[air conditioning]] (via an [[absorption chiller]]) to the surrounding area.
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In 2017, United Downs looked at raise £4.4m of private funding via [[debenture]]s offered by [[renewable energy]] debit [[crowdfunding]] specialists [[Abundance Investment]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vaughan|first1=Adam|title='Groundbreaking': Cornwall geothermal project seeks funds|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/16/groundbreaking-cornwall-geothermal-project-seeks-funds|accessdate=1 August 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=16 July 2017}}</ref> It reached its target in the first week of August 2017, less than a fortnight after being listed.<!-- It was trailed in article in The Guardian on 16 July 2017, and the listing went live shortly afterwards. It met its target of £4.4m in the few days of August--> Abundance planned to then raise further funds by issuing more debentures of £95,000 or over, with the total raised to be a maximum of £5.27m.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Richter|first1=Alexander|title=UK geothermal project successfully raises $5.7 million in crowdfunding campaign|url=http://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/uk-geothermal-project-successfully-raises-5-7-million-in-crowdfunding-campaign/|website=ThinkGeoEnergy|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, United Downs looked at raise £4.4m of private funding via [[debenture]]s offered by [[renewable energy]] debit [[crowdfunding]] specialists [[Abundance Investment]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vaughan|first1=Adam|title='Groundbreaking': Cornwall geothermal project seeks funds|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/16/groundbreaking-cornwall-geothermal-project-seeks-funds|access-date=1 August 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=16 July 2017}}</ref> It reached its target in the first week of August 2017, less than a fortnight after being listed.<!-- It was trailed in article in The Guardian on 16 July 2017, and the listing went live shortly afterwards. It met its target of £4.4m in the few days of August--> Abundance planned to then raise further funds by issuing more debentures of £95,000 or over, with the total raised to be a maximum of £5.27m.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Richter|first1=Alexander|title=UK geothermal project successfully raises $5.7 million in crowdfunding campaign|url=http://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/uk-geothermal-project-successfully-raises-5-7-million-in-crowdfunding-campaign/|website=ThinkGeoEnergy|access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:53, 31 December 2020

United Downs Deep Geothermal Power is a planned geothermal energy power plant in Redruth in Cornwall, England. It aims to begin live operation by 2020.

Global geothermal electric capacity. Upper red line is installed capacity;[1] lower green line is realized production.[2]

Sited on the United Downs industrial estate, the plant will generate 10 MW of electricity to be sold to the National Grid; and 55 MW of thermal energy, to be distributed locally. It is being developed by Geothermal Engineering Limited, a privately owned British company founded in 2008 specialising in the development of geothermal resources.

The Enhanced Geothermal System being employed to generate power at United Downs targets volumes of rock that already exhibit enhanced permeability. The plan for United Downs is to drill three boreholes to a true depth of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi). Water is pumped down a borehole which then travels through fractures in the rock, capturing the heat, until it is pumped out of one or more production boreholes as very hot pressurised water, which is then converted into electricity using a steam turbine.[3][4] The water for charging the reservoir will come from flooded mines, not from the local water supply. The hot water produced by the plant can also be used to supply thermal energy and air conditioning (via an absorption chiller) to the surrounding area.

History

Geothermal Engineering announced the plans for the United Downs geothermal power station in October 2009 and held a local consultation in Carharrack in the same month.[5] In December 2009 the company received £1.475 million in funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.[6]

On 13 August 2010 the United Downs plant was granted planning permission by Cornwall Council in a unanimous vote.[7][8] At that time, the drilling of the first well was expected to begin in early 2011 and the plant was expected to be operational by 2013-2014.[9][10]

In November 2011, Geothermal Engineering was awarded a grant of £6m from the European Regional Development Fund towards the cost of the project and drilling of the first well was expected to begin in late 2012.[11]

In April 2013, the grant was withdrawn due to the company's failure to attract private funding for the project.[12]

In 2017, United Downs looked at raise £4.4m of private funding via debentures offered by renewable energy debit crowdfunding specialists Abundance Investment.[13] It reached its target in the first week of August 2017, less than a fortnight after being listed. Abundance planned to then raise further funds by issuing more debentures of £95,000 or over, with the total raised to be a maximum of £5.27m.[14]

See also

Geothermal power in the United Kingdom

References

  1. ^ Bertani, Ruggero (September 2007), "World Geothermal Generation in 2007" (PDF), Geo-Heat Centre Quarterly Bulletin, vol. 28, no. 3, Klamath Falls, Oregon: Oregon Institute of Technology, pp. 8–19, retrieved 12 April 2009
  2. ^ Fridleifsson, Ingvar B.; Bertani, Ruggero; Huenges, Ernst; Lund, John W.; Ragnarsson, Arni; Rybach, Ladislaus (11 February 2008), O. Hohmeyer and T. Trittin (ed.), The possible role and contribution of geothermal energy to the mitigation of climate change (PDF), Luebeck, Germany, pp. 59–80, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2010, retrieved 6 April 2009 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |conference= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Halper, Mark (11 October 2009). "We're mining for heat in Cornwall". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Geothermal power plant set to become a reality in Cornwall". New Civil Engineer. Emap Ltd. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  5. ^ "'Hot rocks' power plant plans revealed". Western Morning News. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Geothermal power plant gets funds". BBC News. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  7. ^ "'Hot rocks' geothermal energy plant promises a UK first for Cornwall". Western Morning News. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. ^ "UK's first geothermal plant given go-ahead". Financial Times. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Drilling to begin for Cornwall geothermal power plant in 2011". The Guardian. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Geothermal projects get funding boost". The Ecologist. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  11. ^ "£6 Million Grant For Geothermal Energy Project in Cornwall". Invest in Cornwall. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Geothermal project on rocks after funding blow". this is Cornwall. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  13. ^ Vaughan, Adam (16 July 2017). "'Groundbreaking': Cornwall geothermal project seeks funds". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  14. ^ Richter, Alexander. "UK geothermal project successfully raises $5.7 million in crowdfunding campaign". ThinkGeoEnergy. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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