A demonstration geothermal energy plant could be built between Aberdeen and Peterhead, attracting £750 million of investment in its first 10 years, if forthcoming research finds that the heat of subterranean granite could feed it.
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How granite could spark new Scots energy boom
ITS widespread use in buildings gave Aberdeen its internationally recognised title of the Granite City, but now the grey rock could herald a second energy-led boom in the north-east.
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