Underground technology could provide energy for one in 10 homes

James S Murray
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Environment Agency predicts right incentives could result in 40 per cent of commercial buildings installing ground source heat pumps by 2020

An innovative geothermal technology could by 2020 provide heat to one in 10 British homes and around 40 per cent of commercial buildings, according to a major study from the Environment Agency. The...

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