Deep beneath Cornwall’s granite, a groundbreaking facility is now harvesting natural heat to generate clean electricity. Super-heated by rocks, the water drives turbines, powering 10,000 homes, but also provides the UK's first domestic supply of lithium - a critical mineral used in green technology.
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Erstes Geothermie-Kraftwerk in Großbritannien in Kraft

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Tief unter dem Granitgestein Cornwalls nutzt eine bahnbrechende Anlage nun natürliche Wärme zur Erzeugung von sauberem Strom. Von den Gesteinen stark erhitztes Wasser treibt Turbinen an, die 10.000 Haushalte mit Strom versorgen und ermöglicht gleichzeitig die erste heimische Lithiumproduktion Großbritanniens.

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