Gateshead wine merchant uses heat from a flooded coalmine to regulate warehouse temperatures
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Gateshead wine merchant uses heat from a flooded coalmine to regulate warehouse temperatures

20 Jun 2026 · Originally published 20 Jun 2026 9/10 Original headline: From coal to cabernet: the wine seller using a flooded mine to cut heating bills
Lanchester Wines has spent eight years using geothermal energy from a disused coalmine to maintain stable storage conditions for its stock. By extracting heat from the flooded shafts, the company has reduced its reliance on fossil fuels and lowered heating costs, offering a practical model for how the UK's thousands of abandoned mines could be repurposed.
Source: Guardian Env Tyne And Wear
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