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Research by Vienna University has confirmed that
sufficient heat can be recovered from the Vienna Underground concrete linings
to heat local offices and schools above the subway. In other work, a Scottish
Company has also confirmed that it is possible to recove significant energy
from conventional building foundations as the ground temperature is roughly
constant a few metres below the surface.
News - Construction of a geothermal power plant
in County Durham looks likely after water at a temperature of 46.2°C
was found in the Eastgate Geothermal Exploration Borehole at a depth of
1000m. The source could supply heating for 4000 houses and business for
up to 40 years. Parsons Brinkerhoff are
consulting engineers.
In Southampton, several city-centre buildings are currently heated by
saline water at around 76°C from an aquifer 1800m down.
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