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BBC News
10-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
University of York launches geothermal energy project
A project to use geothermal heat to decarbonise a university's campus has been launched. The University of York scheme, which has been allocated £35m in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, will also look at ways to reduce fossil fuel use across the city. Vice-Chancellor Prof Charlie Jeffery said the campus's location on a site of "significant geothermal potential" made it an ideal place for the said: "This geothermal project is more than just a sustainable energy initiative; it is a living laboratory that will drive research, educate our students and benefit our community." The initial three-year phase of the project would focus on developing a sustainable heat source to supply the majority of the university's buildings, while also "fostering a new generation of sustainable energy experts", the university said. The next phase of the project would "delve into the potential for on-campus electricity generation and the expansion of heat capacity to benefit the wider York community".The funding came from the government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, delivered by Salix university said assessment work for the project had been done, with the next phase being the planning process and regulatory approvals. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Work begins on £6m leisure centre improvements
Work is beginning on £6m of heating improvements at two leisure centres. The White Horse Leisure Centre in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, will see air source heat pumps installed, powered by 600 new solar panels on the building's roof. Vale of White Horse District Council said the work would reduce its overall carbon emissions by more than 25%. The work is set to finish in March 2026, with similar improvements planned for Wantage Leisure Centre in due course. The council said disruption to the centre's users would be minimal, with the majority of work taking place outside the building. Councillor Andrew Crawford, cabinet member for finance and property, said: "The use of renewable energy at the leisure centres will make them cheaper to run and less vulnerable to sudden rises in energy costs. "[This will make] them much more economically viable in the long term." The council added updated information would be available on the leisure centre's webpage. Much of the £6m comes from the government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Further funding comes from Community Infrastructure Levy - money from new local developments which goes towards local infrastructure projects. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram. Council-owned gyms' £400,000 upgrades complete White Horse Leisure Centre
