Beyond Coal is an art exhibition by East Durham Arts Network members in their seaside gallery at Seaham, County Durham during May. https://www.edanart.co.uk/ The illustrations show artists planning their contributions. The exhibition is inspired by the Durham Miner’s Association’s adage: “The Past We Inherit the Future We Build”. It explores the significance of green energy […]
On 17&18 September 2024, Durham University organised the conference dedicated to the multi-disciplinary research on mine water geothermal energy (MWGE). More information here. An additional write-up of the conference can be found at the Durham Energy Institute – Fuelling Futures: Realising Mine Water Geothermal Energy
A team from the Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer group from the Bergakademie University in Freiberg visited Durham University on 8-11 April, 2024. GEMS organised a workshop with the aim to investigate potential collaborations and explore international funding opportunities. As part of the workshop, a number of activities were organised: 1) A mini symposium, where members […]
Representatives from the GEMS project, Jeroen van Hunen, Alexandra Sweeney, Stuart Jones and Kalila Mackenzie attended the Murton Heritage even on the 18th and 19th November 2023 at the Glebe Centre in Murton, Seaham. The event was organised by Derek Gibson, and the GEMS project team members displayed Durham University and the GEMS project’s research […]
Emeritus Professor Sandra Bell represented GEMS as an invited speaker at an international workshop on community resilience and Just Transition in coalfield communities, organised two as a two day prelude to the Durham Miners’ Gala on 8 July. Co-organised with the Durham Miners’ Association, University College London, the Trades Union Congress’ northern region and industriAll […]
Researchers from the GEMS project attended a parliamentary briefing at Portcullis House on 8th March 2023. The meeting was hosted by Durham MP Mary Foy and welcomed civil servants and MPs in an evening reception. The project team were able to discuss the aims of the GEMS project with guests and fellow presenters including NEA, […]
Dr Julien Mouli-Castillo presented the work done as part of GEMS at the World Energy Storage Conference 2022. His talk entitled “Mine water geothermal heat storage: building upon a legacy” showcased the progress made on the GEMSToolbox code designed to evaluate the evolution of temperatures inside the mine workings. The talk received a lot of […]
Simone Abram presented a seminar at the Danish Technical University on December 20th of 2022, entitled ‘Minewater Heat, a postcoalonial kind of extractivism?’.
Jeroen van Hunen gave a presentation about minewater heating to the NE mining institute NEIMME.
