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University of Glasgow to lead international project on underground thermal energy storage

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are set to lead a new international collaboration examining whether storing heat underground can help cities decarbonise heating and cooling.

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Why it matters: University of Glasgow researchers will lead the new international collaboration exploring underground thermal energy storage for city heating and cooling.

The University of Glasgow said its researchers are set to lead a new international collaboration on underground thermal energy storage (UTES).

According to the university, the project will explore how UTES could help cities decarbonise their heating and cooling.

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Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor

University of Glasgow researchers will lead the new international collaboration, which the university says is intended to explore the potential of underground thermal energy storage for decarbonising urban heating and cooling.

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