TY - JOUR
T1 - Heat recovery from mineworkings: opportunities in the Glasgow area
AU - Hytiris, Nicholas
AU - Emmanuel, Rohinton
AU - Aaen, Bjorn
AU - Church, Emma Suzanne
AU - Campbell, Diarmad Seumas
AU - Ninikas, Konstantinos
AU - Robertson, Andrew
N1 - Record validated in 2016
Epub date originally 11-9-15 (see VoR attached); webpage however now states in 2017.
Acceptance date not available from VoR.
^Publisher confirmed acceptance date in 2015, email in SAN. ET 27/2/20
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Glasgow is one of many locations within the United Kingdom once dotted with a number of thriving coal mines. Before the suitability of the water stored in mines can be determined for use in ground source heat pump (GSHP) heatingapplications, it is essential to rule out any risk of contamination caused by exposure to this water. This study examines water samples obtained from boreholes drilled directly above abandoned and flooded mine workings. It indicates that the chemistry of the water flooding the mines beneath Glasgow is suitable for use in GSHP heating applications. The development of such systems in the future could help bring Glasgow forward in its ambition to become one of Europe’s top 10 sustainable cities by the year 2020, as well as helping to transform previously neglected and impoverished areas of the city, to areas full of potential by creating a number of jobs, homes and opportunities for the people living in this area.
AB - Glasgow is one of many locations within the United Kingdom once dotted with a number of thriving coal mines. Before the suitability of the water stored in mines can be determined for use in ground source heat pump (GSHP) heatingapplications, it is essential to rule out any risk of contamination caused by exposure to this water. This study examines water samples obtained from boreholes drilled directly above abandoned and flooded mine workings. It indicates that the chemistry of the water flooding the mines beneath Glasgow is suitable for use in GSHP heating applications. The development of such systems in the future could help bring Glasgow forward in its ambition to become one of Europe’s top 10 sustainable cities by the year 2020, as well as helping to transform previously neglected and impoverished areas of the city, to areas full of potential by creating a number of jobs, homes and opportunities for the people living in this area.
KW - renewable energy
KW - mining and quarrying
KW - geotechnical engineering
U2 - 10.1680/envgeo.15.00007
DO - 10.1680/envgeo.15.00007
M3 - Article
SN - 2051-803X
VL - 4
SP - 395
EP - 401
JO - Environmental Geotechnics
JF - Environmental Geotechnics
IS - 6
ER -