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Personal Statement
I am an environmental geoscientist undertaking a PhD at the University of Strathclyde, having previously worked in the geotechnical engineering industry.
My research is on the decarbonisation of heating with a particular focus on the use of abandoned coal mines to provide heat or thermal storage, known as minewater thermal resources. For my PhD, I am assessing the spatial co-location of minewater resources with factors such as heat demand, energy poverty, building type, and proximity to other heat sources and heat networks.
More specifically, I am using a combination of different methods, including GIS mapping and interviews, to:
- determine stakeholder awareness and perceptions of minewater thermal technologies in Scotland, and mechanisms to widen sustainable minewater thermal uptake.
- investigate the spatial elements of minewater resources in Scotland, including mine shafts and underground mine workings, to explore how different methods of estimating volume of mine workings affects the amount of heat that could be extracted from abandoned mines, and to predict – using housing statistics - the spatial and temporal demand in low carbon heating demand in Scotland.
Ultimately my PhD contributes to wider efforts to determine how minewater technologies could contribute to the decarbonisation of heat and fit into the wider energy system in the future.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master in Science, Applied Environmental Geology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
30 Sept 2019 → 31 Dec 2020
Award Date: 1 Mar 2021
Bachelor of Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Lancaster University
30 Sept 2015 → 30 Jun 2018
Award Date: 18 Jul 2018
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Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Deeming, Katherine
Shipton, Z. (Principal Investigator), Roberts, J. (Co-investigator) & Deeming, K. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/03/22 → 1/09/25
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Nurturing a new industry rooted in geoscience: stakeholder insights on minewater thermal in Scotland
Deeming, K. B., Dickie, J., Roberts, J. J. & Shipton, Z. K., 29 Nov 2024, In: Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3). 4, 19 p., 10121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lessons from mine water geothermal projects across Central Scotland
Burnside, N. M., Andrews, B., Brémaud, M., Deeming, K. B., Flude, S., Gillen, C., Jack, S. F., Johnson, G., Otalega, I., Shipton, Z. K., Walls, D. & Whittington, D., 15 Sept 2023. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Deeming, K. (Creator), Shipton, Z. (Supervisor) & Roberts, J. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 26 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.15129/e7b2f725-2e9b-45cf-8c09-b063cdda1e65
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