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The ground-breaking renewable energy scheme aims to cut annual carbon dioxide emissions by hundreds of tons per year through the construction of a district heating scheme for council owned buildings (including a residential tower block) using the previously untapped resource of geothermal energy in the abandoned mineworkings of the former Hebburn Colliery; a first of its kind.
Councillor Gibson said, “This scheme is expected to deliver a reduction of 280 tons of carbon emissions a year, which will make a significant contribution to our ambition for carbon neutrality and a greener, more sustainable borough. It will also help us meet our obligations to upgrade the energy performance of fuel-poor homes as it will be used to heat one of the town’s residential high-rise blocks.