Hot rocks beneath the visitor attraction in Cornwall could generate enough clean energy to power the site and 4000 homes,in one of the UK’s only geothermal plantsA tropical fish farm, medical facility and computer servers could be powered by “hot rocks” underneath the Eden project if plans to create one of the UK’s only geothermal plants secure underway.
The visitor attraction is bidding for section of a £12m EU fund awarded to Cornwall, and after it said the government had turned down requests to match fund the £37m project. The three-four megawatt (MW) plant’s backers at Eden said it would take three years to build but generate enough clean heat and electricity to power the site,as well as 4000 homes via the national grid.
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Source: theguardian.com