Derelict land ‘could be used to halt fuel poverty’

Vacant land in Glasgow could be used to help alleviate fuel poverty in the city, according to university researchers.

Scientists at Strathclyde University looked at the amount of derelict land, its proximity to social housing, and how much lowcarbon heat it could yield using ground source heat pumps. The results suggest with technology and investment Glasgow has sufficient available brownfield land to meet the heat demand of all households in fuel poverty. They said Glasgow has greatest concentration of vacant and derelict land in Scotland.

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