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Thu 11 Nov 2008Geothermal energy could provide 15% of Dublin's heat
AS MUCH as 15 per cent of Dublin's hot water and heating could be provided by geothermal energy within the next five to seven years.
Early results of testing at Newcastle in southwest Dublin showed 10,000 homes in that area could benefit from a geothermal system extracting heat from 4,000m to 5,000m below ground.
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