A project which could lead to the water held in the network of abandoned mine workings underneath Glasgow being used to generate up to 40 per cent of the city’s heat will begin this month.
Scientists at Glasgow Caledonian University have recently received funding from ScottishPower to map the maze of abandoned tunnels which exist beneath the city. The team will identify underground reservoirs of water which have the potential to heat homes and potentially to power under street heating.
Read the complete article published by Glasgow Caledonian University, 14 February 2013