Geothermal Development and EGS Energy

EGS Energy is leading the development of deep geothermal energy resources in the UK on a commercial scale through its unique access to engineered geothermal system technology and know-how.

The electricity and heat produced by EGS Energy will be:

• large scale;
• sustainable;
• peak load available;
• virtually emissions free;
• from a sustainable resource; and
• small in terms of its physical and environmental footprint.

Visualisation of the EGS plant proposed for the Eden Project

The Eden EGS Plant

Penzance-based EGS Energy and The Eden Project announced their partnership in June 2009 to establish what would be the UK’s first engineered geothermal system power plant.  On the evening of Friday 6 November 2009, EGS Energy presented their proposals for the Eden EGS Plant to a gathering of local stakeholders at The Eden Project.You will find a report of the open public meeting in the press release.  There is more detail on the proposed Eden EGS Plant here.

People in the St. Austell area had  a further opportunity to find out more about the proposed Eden EGS Plant at the Information Days at Trethurgy Village Hall on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 July.  See the press release  for the details.

We look forward to receiving your feedback through the form on the Contact us page, and to keeping you in touch with the progress that we make.  In the meantime, you will find plenty of information here.