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Geothermal Energy: Investment

Asked by Juliet CampbellLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 27 May 2026UIN 2174

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to invest in Geothermal energy.

Answered by Michael Shanks

We know that to achieve net zero, we must look at how we can accelerate the potential of all low carbon technologies including geothermal.

The Government understands that geothermal can play a role in decarbonising heat particularly as a heat source for heat networks.

We provide support through the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) for the construction and expansion of low-carbon heat networks including those that utilise deep or shallow geothermal heat.

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