GEL set to build second Cornish geothermal power plant

Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) is set to expand geothermal energy production in Cornwall having secured planning permission for its second deep geothermal site, located at Penhallow, in the parish of Perranzabuloe.

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Drilling for GEL’s first geothermal power plant at United Downs

Works are scheduled to start in 2023, with the development estimated to take around three years from site preparation to electricity generation.