Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to offer increased subsidies for the use of geothermal mine water to contribute to the UK’s energy supply.

The Renewable Heat Incentive is a support scheme designed to help bridge the gap between the cost of fossil fuels and renewable and low carbon heat. The Non-domestic RHI currently provides support to both Geothermal Installations and Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP). Mine water could potentially be used with either of these technologies. The RHI budget has been set until 2020/21, and there are no current plans to change the support available for these technologies.