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Proposed North Yorkshire fracking site becomes source of clean, geothermal energy

news.sky.com Proposed North Yorkshire fracking site becomes source of clean, geothermal energy

An underground well in the North Yorkshire village of Kirby Misperton was drilled but never fracked after a fightback by protesters. It has now taken on a "second life" as a source of clean, green, geothermal energy.

Proposed North Yorkshire fracking site becomes source of clean, geothermal energy

An underground well in the North Yorkshire village of Kirby Misperton was drilled but never fracked after a fightback by protesters. It has now taken on a "second life" as a source of clean, green, geothermal energy.

Of particular "good news" interest:

The company, which spent a generation supplying gas into Yorkshire, including backing fracking, is now fossil fuel free.

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