City in Nova Scotia Canada to utilize old mine for geothermal heating
Old postcard of Springhill, Nova Scotia with old coal mines in the background (source: NS Museum, History Collection)
Alexander Richter
13 Jun 2013
The city of Springhill, Nova Scotia in Canada has received permission for a project that plans to utilize water in old coal mine systems for geothermal heating.
The small town of Springhill in the province of Nova Scotia in Canada, is planning to use underground water as a source of heating for the likely first municipal geothermal program in the province.
There is another city in Nova Scotia utilizing heating for a local prison in Springfield, N.S.
For the project, the city has now received permission to utilize water sources at old mining sites in the area. With an expected 49 billion litres of waters in those old mining systems, the city could utilize a heat source that is 11 degrees Celsius warmer than normal underground water and thereby sufficient for heating purposes on the surface.
This source of heating would allow the city to move away from the reliance of coal for heating purposes, so the Mayor Maxwell Snow.
This is not the first project trying to explore the option of utilizing old mines in Canada for heating, another project has been explored in Quebec, but also in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories.
Source: Global News
