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UK's first commercial lithium, geothermal plant opens

UK’s first-ever electricity generated from deep geothermal and lithium production set to start

Duncan Moore
Geothermal Engineering Limited has started UK’s first commercial geothermal power plant and first commercial-scale lithium production facility at United Downs, Cornwall

Geothermal Engineering Limited has started UK’s first commercial geothermal power plant and first commercial-scale lithium production facility at United Downs, Cornwall | Credits: GEL

Geothermal Energy Lithium (GEL) today cut the ribbon on the UK's first-ever continuous (24/7) geothermal electricity plant from its United Downs plant in Redruth, Cornwall, which will also see commercial-scale...

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