Green energy springs from abandoned UK coalmineLandmarks around Seaham like a mural by artist Cosmo Sarson remind of the town's coal-mining pastSEAHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Dawdon coalmine in northeast England was abandoned three decades ago, but is being brought back to life as the unlikely setting for a green energy revolution. Dawdon has long since flooded with water because part of the mine is below sea level, and is heated by geothermal energy. Authorities now want to capture and harness this valuable and unlimited green energy source to power a new garden village development. - Industrial revolution turns green -"We are taking what was from the industrial revolution -- and we're using it for the green revolution," Wilkes told AFP. The Dawdon green energy project will cost between pound sterling12 million and pound sterling15 million, funded via government, the plant's future operating company and property fees.
