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Fortissat minewater geothermal district heating project: case study

Harnmeijer, J., Schlicke, A., Barron, H., Banks, D. , Townsend, D., Steen, P., Nikolakopoulou, V., Lu, H. and Zhengao, C. (2017) Fortissat minewater geothermal district heating project: case study. Engineering and Technology Reference, 2017, pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1049/etr.2016.0087)

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Abstract

This study summarises the findings of a feasibility assessment for a potential minewater geothermal energy system in the vicinity of the James Hutton Institute’s Hartwood Home Farm, North Lanarkshire in Scotland’s Central Belt. This study aimed to assess the potential for Scotland’s first minewater geothermal scheme in a rural area with social deprivation. While focused on the specifics of the location, the project is conceived as a readily replicable and fully operational minewater geothermal district heating system demonstrator project that would act as proof of concept for duplication elsewhere. This study concluded that, with current support mechanisms, the scheme is technically and financially viable, breaking even or better with a network scenario covering the ‘representative’ communities of Allanton and Hartwood. As might be expected, there are considerable economies of scale, with the scheme becoming commercially viable when the network is extended to the town of Shotts.

Item Type:	Articles
Additional Information:	This work was funded by the Scottish Ministers under the Geothermal Energy Challenge Fund, part of the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP) which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund. JH gratefully acknowledges additional financial support from the MacAulay Development Trust and the James Hutton Institute.
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:	Banks, Mr David
Authors:	Harnmeijer, J., Schlicke, A., Barron, H., Banks, D., Townsend, D., Steen, P., Nikolakopoulou, V., Lu, H., and Zhengao, C.
Subjects:	Q Science > QE Geology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
College/School:	College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
Journal Name:	Engineering and Technology Reference
Publisher:	Institution of Engineering and Technology
ISSN:	2056-4007
Published Online:	26 January 2017
Copyright Holders:	Copyright © 2017 The Institution of Engineering and Technology
First Published:	First published in Engineering and Technology Reference 2017: 1-8
Publisher Policy:	Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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[1] Harnmeijer, J., Schlicke, A. (Eds.): ‘Feasibility report of Fortissat community minewater geothermal energy district heating network’ (Scottish Government, 2016), ISBN: 978-1-78652-131-6. Available at http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00497924.pdf [2] Banks, D., Fraga Pumar, A., Watson, I.: ‘The operational performance of Scottish minewater-based ground source heat pump systems’, Q. J. Eng. Geol. Hydrogeol., 2009, 42, pp. 347–357, doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-081 [3] Burnside, N.M., Banks, D., Boyce, A.J.: ‘Sustainability of thermal energy production at the flooded mine workings of the former Caphouse Colliery, Yorkshire, United Kingdom’, Int. J. Coal Geol., 2016, 164, pp. 85–91, doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.03.006 [4] Burnside, N.M., Banks, D., Boyce, A.J., et al.: ‘Hydrochemistry and stable isotopes as tools for understanding the sustainability of minewater geothermal energy production from a ‘standing column’ heat pump system: Markham Colliery, Bolsover, Derbyshire, UK’, Int. J. Coal Geol., 2016, 165, pp. 223–230, doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.08.021 [5] Gillespie, M.R., Crane, E.J., Barron, H.F.: ‘Deep geothermal energy potential in Scotland’. British Geological Survey Commissioned Report, CR/12/131, 2013 [6] Oglethorpe, M.K.: http://canmore.org.uk/site/85710/kingshill-no-1-colliery accessed September 2016 [7] Oglethorpe, M.K.: http://canmore.org.uk/site/85756/kingshill-no3-colliery accessed September 2016 [8] Younger, P.L., Adams, R.: ‘Predicting mine water rebound’. Environment Agency R&D Technical Report, 1999 [9] North Lanarkshire Council.: ‘Allanton drainage overview, Conclusions of the Babtie Geotechnical Report’ (Director Planning and Environment to Planning and Environment Committee, 2000) [10] North Lanarkshire Council.: ‘Ground Investigation – Redmire Crescent, Allanton’, 1999 [11] Misstear, B., Banks, D., Clark, L.: ‘Water wells and boreholes’ (Wiley, 2017, 2nd edn.) [12] Hong, L.: ‘Business model with financial appraisal for Scottish geothermal heating ESCOs, Hartwood geothermal project case study’. Master thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016 [13] Olsen, P.K., Christiansen, C.H., Hofmeister, M., et al.: ‘Guidelines for low-temperature district heating’, 2014 [14] Cuadrado, R.S.: ‘Return temperature influence of a district heating network on the CHP plant production costs’ (University of Gavile, 2009) [15] Gudmundsson, O., Nielsen, A., Iversen, J.: ‘The effects of lowering the network temperatures in existing networks’, 2013 [16] Banks, D.: ‘An introduction to thermogeology: ground source heating and cooling’ (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 2nd edn.), p. 544 [17] Chen, Z.A.: ‘GHG performance of the Fortissat mine-water geothermal district heating scheme within the life-cycle assessment methodological framework’. M.Sc. thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016

Deposit and Record Details

ID Code:	136570
Depositing User:	Mr David Banks
Datestamp:	10 Feb 2017 10:54
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2018 01:02
Date of acceptance:	21 November 2016
Date of first online publication:	26 January 2017
Date Deposited:	17 August 2018
Data Availability Statement:	No