Cornwall Council is to receive £22m of government funding for the development of an underground heat network.
The UK's first heat network drawing heat from underground is being backed by government funding. The Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network, near Truro will be one of seven projects to share in £91m of funding from the government's Green Heat Network Fund.
The system, which draws heat from deep underground will provide low-cost heating for 3,800 homes and public facilities in the region. It is also predicted to create 100 new jobs in the Duchy. The Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network in Cornwall will involve drilling to a depth of 5,275 meters to extract heat from granite rocks beneath the United Downs Industrial Site.
