The 1922 Backbench Committee on BEIS, which I chair, has published its second inquiry on deep geothermal and mine water as valuable new sources of low carbon heating.

The legacy of the UK’s proud history of coal mining could be to produce low carbon baseload heat for homes and businesses. Both mine water heating and deep geothermal heat are found across the UK in areas that the government wants to promote jobs and growth, so it could be a huge opportunity.

Read the report here.