The Mining Remediation Authority has signed a new mine water heat access agreement with Lanchester Wine Cellars Ltd, extending the partnership through to 2044 and marking another significant milestone in the expansion of the technology.
Lanchester Wines, based in the north-east of England, made history as the first private business in Great Britain to draw heat from disused underground coal mines, News Cover reports, citing the UK government's official website.
Its 2 open loop water source heat pumps, at its warehouses in Gateshead, have a combined capacity of 4 megawatts and can heat more than 33,000 square metres of warehouse space.
The wine importer and merchant has invested around £13 million in renewable heat and energy generation across its sites, and its commitment to innovation has helped to prove that mine water heat can be a commercially viable and scalable clean energy solution.
