Aberdeen to pioneer heat buried underground for low carbon heating

Aberdeen to pioneer heat buried underground for low carbon heating

A 500-metre deep hole could unlock the key to using geothermal heat under Aberdeen to warm homes, hospitals and schools city-wide. A £1 million grant will pay for the project. The University of Aberdeen is to assess the possibility of heating its campus with heat from deep groundThe University of Aberdeen has been granted £1million to assess whether geothermal energy under the Scottish city can be used as a heat source.Geothermal energy is natur…