Gareth Farr
@garethfarr.bsky.social
Head of Heat and By Product Innovation at the Mining Remediation Authority (formally the Coal Authority) /mine water / heat / hydrogeology /heat pumps / geothermal / UK
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I do wonder why this resource isnt used more - groundwater levels in Cardiff only a few m below ground making pumping costs and drilling cheap www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Geothermal energy from heat pumps could heat all Cardiff homes
Traffic and people on Cardiff's streets causes what has been called
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November 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I do wonder why this resource isnt used more - groundwater levels in Cardiff only a few m below ground making pumping costs and drilling cheap www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our mine water heater living lab is busy collecting data and it’s all free and open access ! Summary here coalauthoritywebfolder.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Gateshead+Li...
September 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our mine water heater living lab is busy collecting data and it’s all free and open access ! Summary here coalauthoritywebfolder.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Gateshead+Li...
Examining the Feasibility of Mine Thermal Energy Storage (MTES) in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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September 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Examining the Feasibility of Mine Thermal Energy Storage (MTES) in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
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www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18...
watch a mine water energy centre being constructed in time lapse ! will heat 750 home once complete www.linkedin.com/posts/mining...
#minewaterheat #cleanenergy #energysecurity #greenfuture #sustainableheating | Mining Remediation Authority
In just two weeks, a new mine water heat energy centre in the North East has been built! 👷⚡
This scheme will harness warm water already being pumped to the surface at our Dawdon Mine Water Treatment ...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
watch a mine water energy centre being constructed in time lapse ! will heat 750 home once complete www.linkedin.com/posts/mining...
if you have an 'I news' subscription have a read of this: inews.co.uk/news/environ...
This disused Gateshead mine could be the future for cheaper heating bills
Mine water technology extracts heat from floodwaters to power homes and it is hoped it could be used for millions of homes across the country
inews.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
if you have an 'I news' subscription have a read of this: inews.co.uk/news/environ...
Mike Korb on mine water heating and cooling in the states - www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jJ...
Mike Korb: Geothermal Energy from Mine Pools
YouTube video by Steve Chrismer
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September 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Mike Korb on mine water heating and cooling in the states - www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jJ...
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Thanks to @aberuni.bsky.social for highlighting the phenomenal hard work of Drs @geomicrosoares.bsky.social @sararassner.bsky.social and team in mapping the microbiota of the South Wales coalfield. Prospects for future energy emerges from the legacy of fossil energy. academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
August 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Thanks to @aberuni.bsky.social for highlighting the phenomenal hard work of Drs @geomicrosoares.bsky.social @sararassner.bsky.social and team in mapping the microbiota of the South Wales coalfield. Prospects for future energy emerges from the legacy of fossil energy. academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
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Interested in de-risking underground thermal energy storage?
BGS is forming a consortium to investigate how site-scale geological data can be used to optimise storage scheme performance.
Sound interesting? then we would love to hear from you:
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/join-ou...
BGS is forming a consortium to investigate how site-scale geological data can be used to optimise storage scheme performance.
Sound interesting? then we would love to hear from you:
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/join-ou...
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Interested in de-risking underground thermal energy storage?
BGS is forming a consortium to investigate how site-scale geological data can be used to optimise storage scheme performance.
Sound interesting? then we would love to hear from you:
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/join-ou...
BGS is forming a consortium to investigate how site-scale geological data can be used to optimise storage scheme performance.
Sound interesting? then we would love to hear from you:
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/join-ou...
Big report from DESNZ and ARUP - Levelized costs for Geothermal in the UK - deep, shallow, mine heat and closed loop - great stuff www.gov.uk/government/p...
UK geothermal energy review and cost estimations
Research providing updates to the cost and technical assumptions for deep geothermal for power, and deep and shallow geothermal for heat.
www.gov.uk
August 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Big report from DESNZ and ARUP - Levelized costs for Geothermal in the UK - deep, shallow, mine heat and closed loop - great stuff www.gov.uk/government/p...
Really useful report from #Pennsylvania JSGC - lots of opportunities for #minewaterheat ! - Unearthing the Potential of #Geothermal Energy Systems in Pennsylvania
www.jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/do...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Really useful report from #Pennsylvania JSGC - lots of opportunities for #minewaterheat ! - Unearthing the Potential of #Geothermal Energy Systems in Pennsylvania
www.jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/do...
www.jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/do...
Can’t keep up with the garden tomatoes this year - bumper crop for once !
August 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Can’t keep up with the garden tomatoes this year - bumper crop for once !
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BGS has launched the UK Geothermal Platform, which provides national- to local-scale information on geothermal potential.
Geothermal technologies have the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling, supporting the energy transition to net zero in the UK.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-pla...
Geothermal technologies have the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling, supporting the energy transition to net zero in the UK.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-pla...
August 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
BGS has launched the UK Geothermal Platform, which provides national- to local-scale information on geothermal potential.
Geothermal technologies have the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling, supporting the energy transition to net zero in the UK.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-pla...
Geothermal technologies have the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling, supporting the energy transition to net zero in the UK.
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-pla...
slides from the recent 'Abandoned Mine Pools' conference in PA, USA. Including the legendary Mike Korb : www.shamokincreek.org/conference2025
Mine Pools as Beneficial Resources - June 2025 Conference — Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance
This event will gather experts from various backgrounds to discuss innovative approaches to mine pool utilization, management, and remediation strategies. Join us in sharing knowledge and fostering c...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
slides from the recent 'Abandoned Mine Pools' conference in PA, USA. Including the legendary Mike Korb : www.shamokincreek.org/conference2025
Reposted by Gareth Farr
Untapped heat from a mine water treatment scheme now providing low-carbon heating - tinyurl.com/2s4z4p79
#Aspermont #MiningRemediationAuthority #UK #MineWaterTreatment #Geothermal #LowCarbon #Wales #ThermalEarthLtd #HeatExchangers
#Aspermont #MiningRemediationAuthority #UK #MineWaterTreatment #Geothermal #LowCarbon #Wales #ThermalEarthLtd #HeatExchangers
July 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Untapped heat from a mine water treatment scheme now providing low-carbon heating - tinyurl.com/2s4z4p79
#Aspermont #MiningRemediationAuthority #UK #MineWaterTreatment #Geothermal #LowCarbon #Wales #ThermalEarthLtd #HeatExchangers
#Aspermont #MiningRemediationAuthority #UK #MineWaterTreatment #Geothermal #LowCarbon #Wales #ThermalEarthLtd #HeatExchangers
I often hear that it is too difficult to drill into coal mines ....to de-risk this perception we looked at over 500 boreholes drilled into mine workings showing they can have high success rates - our open access paper is here lnkd.in/eVgFwjTe
#minewaterheat #geotehrmal #netzero #coalmine
#minewaterheat #geotehrmal #netzero #coalmine
Drilling into coal mine workings: overview and experience from Britain's coalfields | Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
Underground coal mining in Britain spanned several centuries, in multiple different
seams, and at depths ranging from near surface to greater than 1 km below surface.
Due to this complexity, drilling ...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I often hear that it is too difficult to drill into coal mines ....to de-risk this perception we looked at over 500 boreholes drilled into mine workings showing they can have high success rates - our open access paper is here lnkd.in/eVgFwjTe
#minewaterheat #geotehrmal #netzero #coalmine
#minewaterheat #geotehrmal #netzero #coalmine
Love this time of year and quite a lot of bugs around for a change !
July 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Love this time of year and quite a lot of bugs around for a change !
all the talks from the last Mine Water Energy Symposium are now online www.iea-gia.org/workshops-an...
2025 Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium — IEA Geothermal | International Energy Agency Geothermal
Click the hyperlinks below to access workshop presentations To access the programme – mouse over and click here to view or download the pdf This page will be updated and links added as presenter...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
all the talks from the last Mine Water Energy Symposium are now online www.iea-gia.org/workshops-an...
Looking forward to attending and speaking at this event later in the week #Fife #MineWaterHeat our.fife.scot/plan4fife/ad...
Fife - A Place for Energy
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June 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Looking forward to attending and speaking at this event later in the week #Fife #MineWaterHeat our.fife.scot/plan4fife/ad...
Did you know that you can now view all ~80 of our mine water treatment / control schemes and also see how much low carbon heat it could be possible to recover from them ?!
just follow this link and click on 'mine water heat' in the top blue ribbon datamine-cauk.hub.arcgis.com
just follow this link and click on 'mine water heat' in the top blue ribbon datamine-cauk.hub.arcgis.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Did you know that you can now view all ~80 of our mine water treatment / control schemes and also see how much low carbon heat it could be possible to recover from them ?!
just follow this link and click on 'mine water heat' in the top blue ribbon datamine-cauk.hub.arcgis.com
just follow this link and click on 'mine water heat' in the top blue ribbon datamine-cauk.hub.arcgis.com
Also some great coverage of the Thermal Earth Ltd mine heat recovery scheme in this months Heat Pump Today magazine heyzine.com/flip-book/He...
May 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Also some great coverage of the Thermal Earth Ltd mine heat recovery scheme in this months Heat Pump Today magazine heyzine.com/flip-book/He...
Will be on BBC Radio Wales before 8am today talking about Wales’ newest mine water heating scheme 🏴 tune in or take a read below ⬇️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Coal mine flood water used in Ammanford heating scheme
Experts are developing projects across Wales and hope it can be at the "forefront" of the approach.
www.bbc.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Will be on BBC Radio Wales before 8am today talking about Wales’ newest mine water heating scheme 🏴 tune in or take a read below ⬇️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Murder in the garden !
May 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Murder in the garden !