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Motion · S6M-20809 · 13 Feb 2026

Potential for Geothermal Heating in Aberdeen

Lodged by Kevin Stewart Standard Motion 13 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes reports that a city-wide network of seismic nodes is being deployed across Aberdeen to create a 3D subsurface map to explore the city’s potential for geothermal heating; notes that the 100 nodes, which will be installed by a team of volunteers across a mix of public and private green spaces, will be buried in the ground to record natural and man-made vibrations from waves, wind and traffic over the next one to two months, helping to create a map of the granite and other subsurface structures to a depth of five km beneath the entire city; understands that the installation of these nodes is part of the Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot project, which is being led by the University of Aberdeen, with the aim of understanding whether geothermal heat could provide a clean, local source of heating for homes and public buildings; hopes that this stage of the project proves to be a great success, and wishes the researchers working on it all the very best with their endeavours.

Supporters (13)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.