Hot Sedimentary Aquifers - Scotland

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Last updated:
07 February 2025
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Summary

Hot sedimentary aquifers are bodies of permeable rock that can conduct significant quantities of groundwater. These ‘hot wet rocks’ are a potential source of geothermal energy. Alongside other data from the Scotland Heat Map, information on the likely location of these rocks is used to identify areas where geothermal energy could be used as a low carbon, renewable heat source.

This data comes from a 2013 Scottish Government commissioned study into the potential for deep geothermal energy. The study was carried out by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and AECOM. No new measurements were taken. Instead, BGS used a number of published studies to create this dataset. More information can be found in the study report on the Scottish Government website: https://www.gov.scot/publications/study-potential-deep-geothermal-energy-scotland-volume-2/

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HEAT:Hot_SED_Aquifers N/A 07 February 2025 Not available
Hot_SED_Aquifers N/A 07 February 2025 Not available
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2025-02-07
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Available under the terms of the Non-Commercial Government Licence. The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: © Scottish Government © Crown copyright and database rights (insert year) OS AC0000849451 Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI (insert year).
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Extent
Latitude: 60.87° to °
Longitude: -8.80° to -0.71°
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Dataset reference date
2013-11-13 (publication)
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Scottish Government (pointOfContact)
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