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UK digital geothermal catalogue, version 2

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
18 September 2026
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Summary

This is the second digital release of the UK geothermal catalogue of temperature measurements, thermal conductivity measurements and heat flow calculations. This second release contains 1098 new sites alongside 36 sites from the legacy geothermal catalogue. These 36 sites from the legacy catalogue were not included in the first digital release in 2024 due to IPR considerations. This is a 150% increase in the number of sites in the second digital geothermal catalogue release compared to first release. The majority of the new sites are derived from three sources: - New thermal conductivity data collected by the BGS Thermal Conductivity Lab - Datasets synthesised in BGS publications on heat pumps and for subsurface temperature maps - Bottom hole temperature dataset compiled by the UK Onshore Geophysical Library In addition to the new sites, work has been undertaken to better attribute the data source. This indicates where the data came from, be it a report, personal communication, paper etc. Further details can be found in the accompanying report: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/541614 Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/9c324699-abf1-4412-abf9-39308507082d

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
02 September 2026
Harvest GUID
522bb34b-524d-f8d3-e063-3050940ae3b0
Extent (Latitude)
55.2100° to 54.1500°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.0800° to -5.7000°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2026-05-12
Frequency of update
unknown
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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