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Eden Geothermal Community Fund opens

Applications open today for the Eden Geothermal Community Fund – a £20,000 fund to support projects in the parishes of Treverbyn, St Blaise, Carlyon and Luxulyan. For full details please visit our Community page at https://www.edengeothermal.com/community/

Funded PhD Studentships in Geothermal Resource Extraction

We’re excited to announce that University of Exeter College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences is offering two funded PhD studentships in Geothermal Resource Extraction through the Eden Geothermal Project. Data from the first well at the Eden Geothermal site will be used to investigate the feasibility of extracting thermal and mineral resources from the […]

We’ve started!

On Monday 21st September, work started on preparing the site for drilling our first geothermal well. A momentous day for the team, some of whom have been developing this project for many years. Now, at last, after years of planning and mountains of paperwork, the countdown begins, as plant arrives on site… … and the […]

Eden Geothermal Launches Community Fund

This week sees the launch of the Eden Geothermal Community Fund. This is a £20,000 pot to support community environmental projects in our four neighbouring parishes of Treverbyn, Luxulyan, St Blaise and Carlyon. Applications for projects will open in November, and will be open to community groups with constitutional documents. We’ll post more information on […]

Work starts on site at Eden Geothermal!

Work has started on preparing the ground for Eden’s  pioneering geothermal heat and power project at its Bodelva site. This is on land just inside the main Eden Project visitor gate and is a significant step in what Eden sees as a clean-energy revolution for Cornwall and the UK. After a 10-year campaign, last October […]

Eden Geothermal covid-19 response

Eden Geothermal is in a more fortunate position than many businesses at this difficult time. While the pandemic has made working life more challenging, the project is in its preparation stages, so work has continued without interruption, and we’re moving ahead steadily. Go to ‘Resources’ to download our latest press release, which we set out […]

Coronavirus Update

All members of the Eden Geothermal team are currently working from home, in line with social distancing restrictions. The easiest way to contact us at the moment is by email. We’re still in the ‘paper phase’ of the project – planning, procuring contractors and gearing up to start site work later in the year – […]

Community Information Evening POSTPONED

We’re sorry, but due to concerns over COVID-19, we’ve decided to postpone our community information evening. The event was due to be held at the Eden Project on on Thursday 16th April 2020. We’re hoping to reschedule this event for the early summer. Please keep an eye on the website or get in touch with […]

Project Manager

We are delighted to announce that Max Skerratt has joined us. Max has a wide range of experience in the geothermal industry, working in New Zealand for over 10 years, see Who We Are for more details. We see this appointment as an important step in the development of a Geothermal industry in Cornwall, which […]

Eden Geothermal Board

It is with regret that we announce that Gordon Seabright has stepped down as CEO of The Eden Project, and at the same time stepping down as their non-executive representative on our Board. We would like to thank Gordon for his support over the last two years. We will be announcing Eden Project’s new non-executive […]