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IEA-GIA Webinar – Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium, March 10-11, 2021

IEA-GIA Webinar – Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium, March 10-11, 2021 Old mine shafts, UK (source: flickr/ Chris Sampson, creative commons)
Alexander Richter 18 Jan 2021

In collaboration with BGS and BEIS, IEA Geothermal will be holding a webinar on mine water heating and cooling in two half-day sessions, March 10-11, 2021.

Together with the British Geological Survey (BGS) and the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the International Energy Agency’s geothermal group are organising a webinar on “Mine Water Heating and Cooling: A 21st Century Resource for Decarbonisation.”.

The event will be held 9:00am to noon (British Standard Time), March 10-11, 2021 via the Zoom Webinar platform.

Program:

Wednesday 10th March 2021

09:00-9:15 Welcome and introduction to the symposium 9:15-10:15 Session 1: Mine water heat and decarbonisation

  • Low-carbon heat networks: policy and practice Arran Mornin & George Dobson, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Fessing up. Risks and obstacles to mine water geothermal energy Dave Banks, Holymoor Consultancy Ltd. & University of Glasgow
  • How hot are Britains’ coalfields ? mapping temperature across Britain’s’ abandoned coalfields Gareth Farr, British Geological Survey

10:15-10:30 Coffee/tea

10:30-11:30 Session 2: Experiences of UK mine water heating/cooling schemes

  • ‘From Venture Pit to Walker Shore, coal and heat and fathoms of core’: Mine water Heat Exploitation in Newcastle/Gateshead Jonathan Steven, Groundwater & Geothermal Services Ltd.
  • Is surface subsidence a risk with mine water heat schemes? – Fiona Todd/Chris McDermott, University of Edinburgh
  • Sustainable energy in the UK Coalfields Jeremy Crooks, The Coal Authority

1130:1200 Discussion and questions

12:00 Close

Thursday 11 th March 2021

09:00-9:15 Welcome and introduction to the symposium 9:15-10:15 Session 3: Mine water heat/coolth for local district heating

  • Thermal mine waters for local authority heat networks Steven Hayes, Hayes Tec Ltd
  • The Reutilization of the Dannenbaum Coal Mine; Mine Water for Heating and Cooling of the Redeveloped Commercial Area Mark 51.7 with mine water Rolf Bracke – Fraunhofer IEG
  • The Bridgend mine water scheme Michael Jenkins, Bridgend Council

10:15-10:30 Coffee/tea break 10:30-11:30 Session 4: The future for mine water heating and cooling

  • The Reutilization of a Small Coal Mine for Mine thermal Energy Storage Rolf Bracke – Fraunhofer IEG
  • UK Coal Mines used in a Smart system Jeremy Crooks, The Coal Authority
  • The Glasgow Geothermal Energy Research Field Site Alison Monaghan, British Geological Survey

1130:1200 Discussion and questions

12:00 Close

Source: Event Registration – IEA-GIA