Gateshead wine merchant becomes first UK business to heat warehouses using abandoned coal mines
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Gateshead wine merchant becomes first UK business to heat warehouses using abandoned coal mines

14 Jun 2026 · Originally published 14 Jun 2026 9/10 Original headline: The pioneering Gateshead firm harnessing heat from disused coal mines
Lanchester Wines has started drawing heat from disused underground coal mines to warm its 355,000 sq ft warehousing space in Gateshead. By using open loop water source heat pump technology, the company is demonstrating that mine water can serve as a scalable and commercially viable source of clean energy for large-scale operations.
Source: Chronicle Live Tyne And Wear
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