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Generation and sale of geothermal energy:
ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT
Production of low carbon lithium from geothermal waters
LITHIUM PILOT PLANT
Electric vehicle battery powered by green UK lithium Regional heating scheme
GEOTHERMAL PLANT
The deep groundwaters will be brought to the surface via geothermal wells
Figure 64: Cutting core for analysis
Lithium enriched granite Figure 63: Pilot lithium extraction plant Supplied by Cornish Lithium be old-fashioned and hard to navigate Mineral permitting is part of our overall land-use planning system and and as such needs to balance competing interests (economic social and environmental) in a a a a a a relatively small densely populated country It has been subject to a a a regular review by the UK Government and Parliament Most of the permitting issues relevant to metals mining
also apply to industrial minerals and the construction minerals industry which is a a a major UK sector In 2018 the CBI Minerals Group and Mineral Mineral Products Association published a a a UK Minerals Strategy94 setting out proposed environmental planning and regulation principles for environmental protection while delivering the economic benefits of of domestic production Consideration of of these proposals alongside the development of new regulations for geothermal energy rights95 (see figure 63) and extraction of metals from natural waters
would be timely (see the Governance and Regulations Section) Lithium enriched granite