POLL: Should the UK exploit geothermal potential to help energy crisis?

He added: “If we are serious about energy security, then all of these have a role to play. Ground source heat pumps are easy to install for new build housing developments and would help to offset the energy demand from consumers.”

However, as with fracking, there are concerns about the seismic activity resulting from geothermal power generation, which one expert suggests could be stalling investment.

A senior geologist from the British Geological Survey, Darren Jones, said: “The main stumbling block at the moment is getting the Government to buy into. Deep geothermal in particular, is costly, you’re looking for a few million pounds to drill a well so having an insurance incentive scheme, loan incentives, and things like that to attract investment to explore is the only way it’s going to start.”

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1688043/renewable-energy-poll-geothermal-energy-spt