Are you planning your calendar for the week ahead? Join us this Thursday for a free premiere screening of our short film – “Unearthing the heat beneath our feet” at the Ulster Museum as part of NI Science Festival 2025. Presented by Paulo Ross , the documentary showcases the

This Friday as part of the NI Science Festival we’re inviting schools to attend a screening of our short film. Grab a ‘front row seat’ as we examine shallow and deep geothermal potential locally and engage with businesses, academics, homeowners and students along the way! 👀 Look out,

The first webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series is now on the GSNI YouTube channel. Cornelia Steiner from geosphere.at discussed “Geothermal Atlas: Discover the Potential for Shallow Geothermal Systems in Vienna, Austria”. youtu.be/4wP2gukuvFY

We’re proud of the diversity across British Geological Survey and to celebrate, we’re sharing some of the languages spoken across the organisation as part of #InternationalMotherTongueDay. Watch out for GSNI staff Melanie (French) and Rebecca (Irish). instagram.com/reel/DGVgW2cNy…

We were delighted to welcome students from St Louise’s Comprehensive College, Coláiste Feirste and St Dominic's Grammar School at our screening of the GeoEnergy NI short film at the Ulster Museum last week. Stream the documentary now: 🎞 geoenergyni.org #Geothermal

Our next geothermal webinar is “Evaluating The Geothermal Potential of Hot Sedimentary Aquifers Using a Hybrid Approach”. Register via the Eventbrite link below: 🔊 Mark Cottrell, @WSP_UK 📅 Thursday 27th March, 2025 🕓 16:00-17:00 GMT ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/1270768586049 #Geothermal

Our next geothermal webinar is “Mapping minewater and heat: a spatial analysis of the co-location of minewater thermal resources”. Register via the Eventbrite link below: 🔊 Katherine Deeming 📅 Thursday 24th April 🕓 16:00-17:00 BST ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/1306661111559 #Geothermal

Our next geothermal webinar is “Making Geothermal More Visible in Great Britain”. Register via the Eventbrite link below: 🔊 Dr Alison Monaghan 📅 Thursday 29th May 🕓 16:00-17:00 BST ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/1356135229979 #Geothermal

Paul Wilson, Mark Cooper and Rebecca Ní Chonchubhair are co-authors on a new paper titled “Removal of previously planted tree and shrub species and the impacts on the shallow groundwater chemistry of coastal dune systems in Northern Ireland”. ➡ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🎉 GeoEnergy NI Wins PRCA DARE Public Sector Award 🎉 The collaboration between Economy NI, Tetra Tech Europe, Morrow Comms and GSNI highlighted the potential of geothermal energy in NI. GSNI’s scientists contributed to the project scoping and provided geological insights.

Our next geothermal webinar is “Geothermal Heat Pumps – How Much Can We Multiply the Temperature Down There?”. Register via the Eventbrite link below: 🔊 Professor Neil Hewitt, Ulster University 📅 Thursday 26th June 🕓 16:00-17:00 BST ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/1394280964899 #Geothermal

Geological 'super regions’ set to drive annual £40 billion investment in jobs and economic growth. New BGS research identifies eight UK regions with the right geological conditions to drive the country’s net zero energy ambitions. bgs.ac.uk/news/goldilock…

The All-Ireland Sustainability Summit & Expo took place yesterday and GSNI are delighted to have been a Gold Partner. Our Senior Energy Geologist Michael MacKenzie delivered a keynote presentation and our director Marie Cowan participated in the final panel session. #AIS25 #Sustainability

Today we’re celebrating #WorldSandDuneDay! Coastal dune systems, such as at Magilligan, Murlough, Portstewart and Whiterocks, are vital for flood defence and rich in biodiversity. These ever-changing landscapes are fragile and fascinating, and in need of our care and protection.

The NICCAP3 provides detail on climate change adaptation action within NI Government and across wider society, including the actions that GSNI is taking. If you've an interest in NI climate change adaptation then please read and respond by 4/8. daera-ni.gov.uk/consultations/…

🎥 Catch up on the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series! 🌍🔥 Insightful talks from across the sector are now on GSNI’s YouTube. Perfect for a summer watch! ➡️ youtube.com/playlist?list=… #Geothermal #EnergyTransition #Decarbonisation

All eyes are on #Portrush this week as The Open takes place at Royal Portrush Golf Club We've reshared our blog from the last time it was here so we can explore the geology of NI's most well-known golf courses and see why NI is Made for Golf but Made by Geology. britgeopeople.blogspot.com/2019/07/northe…

🌍 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 – 𝗔 ‘𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀’ 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔥 GSNI’s Marie Cowan spoke to BBC Northern Ireland about the potential of geothermal energy to decarbonise heating. Discover more here: ➡️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🌊 Join Dr Kirstin Lemon for 'Fossils Finders' at Cranfield Beach on Tuesday 12 Aug, 10AM–12PM! Discover ancient fossils & learn about NI’s prehistoric marine life. 📍 Meet at the lifeguard’s hut. More info: ➡️ visitmournemountains.co.uk/whats-on/summe… Visit Mourne MourneGullionStrangford NewryMourneDown

🌍 Antrim’s Gravitational Pull 🌍 GSNI is undertaking a gravity survey across County Antrim as part of the #GEMINI project to explore geothermal energy potential. Learn more about the survey and the GEMINI project here: ➡️ geminigeothermal.com/blogs #Geothermal