Geothermal lido shuts for winter due to high energy costs

The UK’s first geothermal lido, the Jubilee Pool in Penzance, Cornwall, will shut during winter due to unexpected operational costs and inefficiencies in the heating system

GEL targets 250k electric car batteries with ‘zero-carbon’ lithium production

Recent tests at the United Downs power plant site in Cornwall revealed high concentrations of lithium

Cornish Lithium secures £53.6m led by UK Infrastructure Bank

The funding will help the start-up to develop mines in south-west England for a domestic supply of lithium compounds, critical for the production of batteries for EVs and renewable energy storage

UK’s first deep geothermal energy project in decades to begin operation

The Eden Project in Cornwall will today launch the UK’s first deep geothermal energy project in nearly four decades

South West Water fined £2.1m for pollution offences

The company has received the ‘largest ever’ fine for environmental offences in Devon and Cornwall

Cornwall and Cambridgeshire lead UK in boiler upgrades

Rural areas across the UK have the highest demand for heating systems through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, according to a new report

OVO Energy brings ‘green’ living to 1,000 Cornish homes

OVO Energy Solutions has received £20.7 million in funding from the government to deliver green home improvements

Cornish heating revolution: Resident becomes first to join underground network

The first resident in the Cornish village of Stithians has been connected to a heat network that draws energy from under the street

Nuclear-powered space exploration secures fresh financing

Systems for recycling breathing gases and nuclear fuels for space propulsion will be backed

Water company to pay customers to restore its reservoirs in Cornwall

South West Water has launched a customer incentive scheme to help reservoir levels recover in Cornwall