Wine seller taps heat from flooded coalmine to reduce energy costs

Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the UK, there’s huge potential for more businesses and homes to follow its lead Shove them in a fridge, stash them in a cellar – this is how most people store…

First covered Jun 20, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article

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6d Guardian Environment From coal to cabernet: the wine seller using a flooded mine to cut heating bills — Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the UK, there’s huge…

Appeared in: 2026-06-20 (#6) · 2026-06-21 (#8)

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