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Northern Ireland sees opportunity in deep geothermal

Northern Ireland sees opportunity in deep geothermal Coast in Ireland (source: flickr/ Basheer Tome, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas 7 Oct 2014

The region has potential to develop deep geothermal but the startup costs are deemed too high, therefore creating a state-owned company to run the initiative could be a viable solution.

A new push for geothermal and renewable energies seems to be emerging in Northern Ireland.

Local news inform that “Sinn Fein’s Phil Flanagan called for a state-owned company to develop deep geothermal, rather than have the industry serve a small number of shareholders in multinational companies.”

The region has potential to develop deep geothermal but the startup costs are deemed too high, therefore, Mr Flanagan suggests creating a state-owned company to run the initiative.

According to the aricle, “A number of areas had been identified as suitable for geothermal projects, including Ballycastle, Bushmills, Ballymoney, Ballymena, Antrim and Larne, all in County Antrim.”

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Soure: BBC website – Democracy Live