Some like it hot: sustainable, zero carbon heat and power from the UK’s geothermal resource

• Use of low-grade geothermal heat could displace natural gas from the UK’s heating systems and hence 30% of the nation’s GHG emissions - projects are already delivering

• Use of high-grade heat for power generation is on its way in the UK

• Use of waste heat from co-produced and unwanted water in the UK offshore sector could significantly decarbonise operations and help maximise economic recovery

• The geothermal and geokinetic resource of the remaining UK’s offshore gas sector could be used for zero carbon power generation to supplement power from offshore wind

Jon Gluyas, Chair in Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, ORSTED