IMPACT: Investigating Mine Potential for Cooling and Thermal storage
Buyer: Mining Remediation Authority
- Published
- 11 February 2026
- Estimated value
- £236,184
- Place of performance
- UKM
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 012227-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-064d6f
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 73100000Research and experimental development services
Description
We will explore the technical possibilities and challenges of cooling and thermal energy storage in mine workings by discharging warm water into mine workings at the BGS UKGOES site in Glasgow. Thermal storage in mine workings is part of our Business Plan 2032 vision and Mine Water Heat Framework and is vital to understand if we want to unlock mine water heat advisory services and deliver value to coalfield communities. Thermal energy storage will be a vital technology in decarbonising heat and making net zero a reality. Underground coal mine workings could be an important thermal store for a number of sources including excess heat from data centres and for balancing heating networks. To overcome these challenges, we want to undertake the mine heat storage experiment at the British Geological Survey (BGS) owned mine workings 'observatory' in Glasgow. This is a unique research facility designed for investigating this shallow, low-temperature, mine-water heat energy and potential heat storage resources. It is fully constructed and ready to use and it has all the permits, licences and equipment in place to test heat storage. It is the only place in the UK that has suitable infrastru…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| British Geological Survey (BGS) a component of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | £236,184 | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 012227-2026 · 11 February 2026
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