UK: IGas receives planning consent for Stoke-on-Trent geothermal project
01 Jun 2021
Stoke-on-Trent City Council for the
deep geothermal project in the Etruria Valley that will supply zero carbon heat to the City for decades to come.
IGas continues to have positive discussions with Government regarding future financial support for this and other geothermal projects.
A new industry report, on the economic and environmental importance of UK deep geothermal resource, by the ARUP Group and the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) launched recently, estimates that, with immediate government support, the UK could deliver 360 geothermal projects by 2050. This would include an estimated 12 projects being operational by 2025 with 1,300 jobs created and c.£100 million of investment flowing into the UK economy.