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Fleur Loveridge

@undertheground.bsky.social
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Cave explorer. Prof Geo-Energy Engineering University of Leeds. Posts about: hills, dales, potholes, energy, infrastructure, resilience, women's cricket.

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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 14h
Well, this is exciting. I am collaborating on an art installation for Leeds Light Night around geothermal energy. Its going to be really cool (or hot perhaps). Do come along! openup.leeds.ac.uk/events/light...
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Light Night Leeds: The Heat Beneath Our Feet
Journey through geological time and discover the hidden world beneath our city. Step into a...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
1/ People keep saying AI is inevitable. History disagrees. Plenty of technologies were called unstoppable, and societies stopped them or shrank them down to a niche. A thread 🧵
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able to be avoided or prevented:
He believes that world war is evitable.
Inevitable suffering due to persecution is to be distinguished from evitable sickness.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm from Brighton originally. Though not a massive football fan, I was a teenager when the Goldstone Ground was sold and vividly remember the pitch invasion and chaos after the last game there. If i am supporting any team in the Premier Leaugue, then its Brighton. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Infrastructure and climate #1 Why we need to act now to make our infrastructure more resilient to climate extremes www.politicshome.com/members/arti...
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Increasing temperatures are exposing critical weaknesses in UK infrastructure
Recent disruptions across the UK, including rail failures, road damage and large-scale wildfires, serve as a stark warning that our infrastructure ...
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Back in civilisation after ~ 2 weeks in the wilderness. What have I missed in the world?
A yellow caver's pack foregrounds a wide sweep of tussocky grass with hills stretching into the distance all around, all beneath blue skies with fluffy clouds.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Having actually managed to take a pic of the eclipse earlier I feel obligued to share it. All credit to serendipitously passing clouds as I was driving home.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Well this is exciting. Thermal energy harvesting from buried infrastrutuee makes a lot of sense. Easier with new build than retrofit so interested to see where they rake this. We should be doing it here to. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul and MTA Announce Plan to Lower Subway Platform Temperatures and Harness Thermal Energy in Lower Manhattan
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A traverse of Mallerstang Edge is seriously underated. Without the drama of other fells, but you can see so much from up there. The 3 peaks, wild boar fell, howgills, n lakes, eden valley, upper swaledale, gt shunner fell. The width of the vista is outstanding. And you may not see another soul.
A rocky edge to a flat toppes fell fall away to the valley floor with strewn boulder beneath. In the distance are two of the three peaks of the yorkshire dales, on the otherside of the valley swarth fell. All beneath bkue skies with only some thin high patchy clouds.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Well that was a hoot. Not the sort of thing I usually get up to on a Thursday evening, but very worthwhile, and super interesting so hear all about our sun, other stars, and think about our human relationships with these through space and time. Sometimes it is a privilege being an academic.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A bit short notice - but I am going to be in Wakefield tonight. If you are looking to fill a hole in your life left by the football, come along and be cheered up by an evening of sunshine.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If you are above old mine workings, why not turn them from a geohazard into a geo-heat source? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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From coal to cabernet: the wine seller using a flooded mine to cut heating bills
Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the UK, there’s huge potential for more businesses and homes to ...
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Super excited to see our work on energy tunnels out in the wild. Northen Powerhouse Rail could be an ideal place to implement this, and we show the numbers can add up.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
What is geothermal energy? Pleased to have helped the Institution of Civil Engineers produce this explainer for their membership and anyone else who is interested. www.ice.org.uk/news-views-i...
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What Is Geothermal Energy And How Does It Work?
University of Leeds professors explore the uses, advantages and disadvantages of geothermal energy.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Wow, most amazing long weekend on Arran, with gorgeous weather and not as hot as elsewhere. Four days, 35 miles underfoot, over 4.5km of ascent/descent and 1500m of super easy grade rock climbing. Back to work for a rest tomorrow.
Me, next to a trig point of Mullach Buidhe, with the eastern hills of Arran, including Cir Mhor and A'Chir ridge in the background and blue skies above. Shorts and t-shirt weather near the summit of Goat Fell, with Cir Mhor and associated ridges behind, and not a cloud in the sky. Me, on a granite slab, pointing behind to the spiky ridge of A'Chir which we had just climbed.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hottest day of the year so far and this morning we have seen 4 snow ploughs driving on the A66. Do they know something we don't?
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Fascinating afternoon/evening out in the field, downloading the first results of our water tracing experiment. Underground water flow really does sometimes do crazy things. Some Qs answered, more posed. So reset, and more dye set running to find out!
A man in an orange jacket sat on the grass with a tablet connected to q datalogger in a black waterproof box. A man wearing wellies stands in a stream that issues from a small cave entrance at the foot of a cliff. He looks at his watch to check the timings as part of the datalogger set up.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
When Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social shared his article about why universities were in trouble and why they need investment, a Labour MP jumped in to say they weren’t a priority for her. She may be surprised at how many people are employed in universities and how important they are to the economy.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today we are publishing a new policy brief on Affordable, secure and clean energy: The case for geothermal. www.leeds.ac.uk/policy-leeds.... Shallow geothermal is an untapped energy resource under many UK urban areas. It can contribute to lowering energy bills and increasing energy security. (1/3)
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Affordable, secure and clean energy: The case for geothermal
The UK’s Clean Power mission aims to deliver lower bills and greater energy security alongside decarbonisation. Utilising shallow geothermal aquifers beneath UK towns and cities can reduce peak electr...
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Great to get underground over the long weekend with some fab people. Thanks to @cancerphysicist.bsky.social for the pic! Good to see you again!
A squinting caver in red helmet and red suit wrestles red tackle bag of rope into a small rectangular hole in a grassy shakehole
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Finally a glorious weather weekend. And a long overdue hands on mountain rock excursion yesterday
A man in his slava ukraine outfit (blue top and yellow trousers) balances between two slabs of rock with the valley in the background a long way below, and blue skies above. Twin ropes lead up a short rock face, deviated by climbing gear provided protection, to a climber (me) perched on a small ledge. Blue skies above.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📌 ICYMI — From Coal Tip to Clean Energy: The UK Projects Turning Former Mines Into Renewable Powerhouses Solar farms, wind turbines and geothermal heat pumps are breathing new life into former collieries. So why don't we hear more about them?
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From Coal Tip to Clean Energy: The UK Projects Turning Former Mines Into Renewable Powerhouses
Solar farms, wind turbines and geothermal heat pumps are breathing new life into former collieries. So why don't we hear more about them?
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John Marsham @johnmarsham.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I'd been wanting a good analysis on what the alternatives are to gas setting price of electricity. As usual @carbonbrief.org has the answer www.carbonbrief.org/qa-why-does-...
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Q&A: Why does gas set the price of electricity – and is there an alternative? - Carbon Brief
A surge in gas prices triggered by the Iran war has caused a knock-on spike...
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The subsurface for energy storage is still the biggest battery available and we need to be thinking in that way.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Lone Tree, Llyn Padarn near Llanberis in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, photo by Louise France, 'Wandering Welsh Girl'.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Its @constructionarium.bsky.social time again! Every year we come with our third year students to build cut down versions of classic structures. This year: Canary Wharf and North Greenwich stations, Millau Viaduct & Kingsgate bridge. Great progress on all projects today, and no rain!
Students in yellow hi vis and blue hard hats crouch down fixing rebar into a cage that will be used for a column foundation. In the background other students in orange hard hats study construction drawings, whilst other participants walk past. A large excavator moves bags of sand into position to dam a shallow river to allow for dry construction conditions. Two students in yellow hi vis and red hard hats, along with a supervisor in orange hi vis direct proceedings.A hive of activity as many students in yellow hi vis and red hard hats are busy building timber formwork for subsequent casting of precast concrete
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Never mind their own contents list - most important is that there is geothermal energy on @quietriotpod.bsky.social
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Oh look at that… with impeccable timing, @evanhd.bsky.social appears to be back talking about heat pumps on the BBC! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Evan Davis's Heat Pump Challenge, Heat pumps in the home
Evan Davis explores how heat pumps work and why government wants us to install them.
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Mark Smith @geomorphmark.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Applications open for a 3-year Post Doc position in Leeds (UK) on the #UKRI funded Still Waters project. We are looking for #hydrology #geomorphology modelling skills to embed surface hydrology into #malaria models with fieldwork in Zambia. Pls contact me for more details: tinyurl.com/3356rt44
The Zambezi river flows under a road bridgeSunset on the ZambeziMosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria falls)
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Good work going on with the Mining Remediation Authority around getting heat from old mines and into our buildings. Featuring our fibre optic cable interrogating equipment being put to good use. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gateshead pioneers research into mine water heat technology
Gateshead's Living Laboratory is providing
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Even if we ultimately went underground, it was so good to see the sunshine yesterday.
Two cavers walking along a track on a snow covered moor, beneath clear blue skies.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Great to see this Aberdeen geothermal exploration make the news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Underground sensors assess Aberdeen's geothermal energy potential
The data will be used to build a 3D map of granite lying deep beneath the city.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Will it ever stop raining? At least our maze cave mapping project is an all weather activity. Here is some of the new 140m of cave explored and documented last weekend. What will this weekend hold i wonder?
A square cut hypogenic walking sized cave passage with numerous stalagmites and small calcite straws. A muddy helmet-less caver sits in the centee admiring the formations, taking care not to damage or dirty them.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The world, which sometimes seams a terrible place these days, is feeling a much better place with @norcrosscricket.bsky.social and Alex Hartley on my radio again.
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Hypocaust @hypocaust.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
www.dawn.com/news/1970764...
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That’s not cricket: How ‘creeping Hindutva’ stumped sportsmanship ahead of the T20 World Cup
The reality of the sport is that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in local Indian politics can cause a typhoon in another country’s cricketing fortunes.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
There are a lot of horrible things happening in the world. I can't offer answers, or even cat pics. But I have been having a go at taking some cave pics while away at new year. First time for a while. Hopefully you will like them.
A heavily scalloped underground stream passage, with a caver admiring a calcite formation in the distanceSmall gours and causing steps in the stream passage, with a greenish pool beneath themA high level passage above the streamway, with extensive calcite roof and wall formations, and a caver shining her light down a smaller oxbow part way up the wall.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
What are the key things in the Warm Homes Plan? The headline is a big emphasis on electric technologies (sold, batteries, heat pumps), with less focus on insulation. That will reduce bills - we think getting the full solar-battery-heat pump combo saves £1,000 on a typical yearly energy bill…
Bar chart showing annual
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I have been on a literally and social media holiday. While away I appeared on the One Show (segment recorded before Christmas) talking about heat pumps. Its great that such a mainstream show is covering this important topic. Should be available on iPlayer for another couple of weeks. #PumpItUp
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Listening to a discussion about AI in university education with Amol Rajan & Prof Duncan Iveston on Radio 4 Today. Too short to get into the nuance of course, but an observation that copilot can do a literate review for you very quickly perfectly illustrates one of my main concerns with AI…1/1
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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 24/12/2025
📌 Gaping Gill is the highest unbroken underground waterfall in the UK Fell Beck crashes 100m to the floor of the cavern before draining through to Ingleborough Cave. The main chamber measures 129m long, 31m high, and 25m wide. 📸Martyn Farr #ChristmasCalendar #YorkshireDales
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Almost a year since the Bridgewater Canal embankment failure. Canal embankments are the oldest of UK infrastructure, are deteriorating & at risk from climate change. Impounding water, they have high potential failure consequences. We more action to understand their condition and improve resilience.
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Leeds is the largest city in Europe without some sort of rapid mass transit system. And they build the Christmas market on the cycle routes making it harder for me to get to work for 6 weeks of the year. Roll on the tram.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
NEW RESEARCH: UK heat pumps can perform far better than many think. Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Literally the most important story in UK politics today. A low discount rate unlocks public investment in a much bigger array of infrastructure projects, as it changes how Government accounts for the future benefits of them.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Using old coal mines to heat homes? Gateshead is doing it. Their mine-water project—the UK’s largest—draws 15°C water from boreholes, uses heat pumps to boost it to 80°C, and sends that heat through an underground network. The system now warms 350+ homes and 23 buildings.
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Geosolutions Leeds @geosolutions.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
📢 ThreeLeeds students were involved in the University of York’s Deep Geothermal Project. The geophysics undergraduates gained hands-on field-work experience installing seismic sensors and learning how seismic surveys operate. 👀 Learn more about their experience: tinyurl.com/4mtxrhx8
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Leeds Students Involved in York’s Deep Geothermal Project
Leeds geophysics students contributed to the University of York’s Deep Geothermal Project to support the UK’s growing geothermal research.
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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 09/12/2025
“Underground worlds – caves of the Yorkshire Dales and Vietnam” is a new exhibition showcasing how Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and the Yorkshire Dales boast some of the largest and longest cave systems 👇 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/internati…
Inside a well-lit exhibition space, two people stand side by side wearing white virtual-reality headsets, experiencing a VR demonstration. A third person in the background, wearing a long coat, looks at items in a display case. To the right, a man in a jacket leans over a wooden table, interacting with a tablet. On the table are additional VR headsets and a large camera with a zoom lens. Behind them on the wall hang several large photos showing underground cave-exploration scenes.
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Geosolutions Leeds @geosolutions.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
In case you missed it, Prof Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social and Dr Emma Bramham presented at the GeoGrid Show & Tell event organised by project partner LCP Delta @lcp-delta.bsky.social at the end of September. 🎧 Listen to the talk: tinyurl.com/2vthca6h
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GeoGrid
Hear from the GeoGrid project team as they discuss the learnings and insights from their Alpha Round 4 project. GeoGrid is exploring the use of Geothermal Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) to store renewable electricity as heat with Leeds University as a trial site
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Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We have a new (open access) paper on the opportunities (and challenges) for ground source heat pumps systems using shared ground loops (SGL). doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
A schematic showing terraced housing and a block of flats, each connected to a shared ground loop ground heat exchanger, with individual distributed heat pumps in each property.
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Geosolutions Leeds @geosolutions.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Prof Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social will present the University of Leeds Geothermal Campus project at the West Midlands Regional Group of the Geological Society of London. 📅 09 December 2025 ⌛ 18:30 - 19:30 📍 Mott MacDonald offices, Birmingham & online Register 🔗 bit.ly/4rynn4y
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Geosolutions Leeds @geosolutions.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🌍 Shaping a Low-Carbon Future 🌍 Our colleagues, Dr Adam Booth @geophysics-adam.bsky.social and Prof Fleur Loveridge @undertheground.bsky.social, are helping unlock the potential of geothermal energy in UK cities through the SmartRes project. More about the project👉 tinyurl.com/39bsbnww
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The SmartRes Project: Advancing Shallow Geothermal Systems in the UK : Geosolutions Leeds
The UK has come a long way in decarbonising electricity. With the closure of the country’s last coal-fired power station, we’ve entered a new era of cleaner energy. Yet, one major challenge remains: h...
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