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Could Geothermal be the Solution for Scotland? Adapted from Information Provided by edie.net Plans to drill a deep geothermal well beneath the city of Aberdeen could deliver heating to thousands of nearby homes and a large exhibition centre as Scotland looks to accelerate progress toward its renewable energy goals. A Government-funded report suggested the new demonstration scheme, which would exploit geothermal energy through a pipe stretching almost 1.2 miles into the ground, could help position the region as a global energy hub and heighten the potential for geothermal development in the rest of the United Kingdom. Aberdeen City Council said it is “willing to support” a bid to fund the scheme which would provide a reliable heat supply to local dwellings, as well as the proposed Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. According to the latest figures from the Scottish Government, Scotland produced enough heat from re- newable sources to meet an estimated 3.8% of non- electrical heat demand in 2014 - up from 1% in 2009, but still a long way from the 11% target set for 2020. Last summer, the Scottish Government released a new policy road map detailing its approach to decar- bonizing the heat system. The Heat Policy Statement outlined a number of new approaches to renewable heat, such as the designation of energy efficiency as a national infra- structure priority, and the funding of feasibility studies to investigate Scotland’s geothermal energy potential. The Green Investment Bank recently announced plans to upgrade a district heating scheme in northern Scotland, as well, providing a major renewables boost to the region of Caithness. The newAberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre could be the site of a geothermal well which would increase potential for further geothermal development in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. Image courtesy of aberbeencity.gov.uk 4< /*2'3* "& > > > > ,'< ? /2+ '6* /3+6 /3+6 ')1/3- " " !8=2+ /7843 4* 4* ')1/3- !+8 5)7 !8'3*'6* $'2:+ 9((+6 6':+2 $'2:+ 9((+6 !+'87 9((+6 $'2:+ 37+687 #6+8.'3+ $'2:+ 37+687 $'2:+ !56/3- ! ! $'2:+ 4:+6 '71+8 ? !;/:+2 ')1/3- ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 < /3+6 < /3+6 < /3+6 < /3+6 < /3+6 6/)+7 !9(0+)8 "4 .'3-+ %/8.498 48/)+ !@ @ < < < < < Hi Amy, James [Spoon] shared this very flattering article with me [ Gateway to the Gulf , WWDR April 2016, page 14]... Thanks and have a lovely day. Melynda Wasson Madrid Engineering Group, Inc. Bartow, FL 70 JUNE 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®