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United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
first (measure word for stations or buildings)
shǒu zuò
首座
deep-layer / deep
shēncéng
深层
geothermal
dìrè
地热
power station
fādiànzhàn
发电站
in
zài
在
Cornwall (county in England)
Kāngwòěr Jùn
康沃尔郡
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to put into / to commence
tóurù
投入
operation
yùnyíng
运营
。

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
first (for stations or buildings)
shǒu zuò
首座
deep-layer / deep
shēncéng
深层
geothermal
dìrè
地热
power station
fādiànzhàn
发电站
in
zài
在
Cornwall (county in England)
Kāngwòěr Jùn
康沃尔郡
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to start / to go live
qǐdòng
启动
，
can
kě
可
for
wèi
为
approximately
yuē
约
10,000
yī wàn
一万
(measure word for households)
hù
户
family / household
jiātíng
家庭
to provide / to supply
tígōng
提供
stable / steady
wěndìng
稳定
(structural particle)
de
的
clean
qīngjié
清洁
electricity / power
diànlì
电力
，
at the same time / also
tóngshí
同时
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
lithium carbonate
tàn suān lǐ
碳酸锂
and other / etc.
děng
等
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
minerals
kuàngchǎn
矿产
。

February 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
first (for stations or buildings)
shǒu zuò
首座
deep-layer / deep
shēncéng
深层
geothermal
dìrè
地热
power station
fādiànzhàn
发电站
in / during (formal preposition)
yú
于
late February
2 yuè xià xún
2月下旬
in
zài
在
Cornwall (county in England)
Kāngwòěr Jùn
康沃尔郡
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to put into
tóurù
投入
operation
yùnyíng
运营
，
marking / signifying
biāozhìzhe
标志着
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
energy
néngyuán
能源
field / sector
lǐngyù
领域
(structural particle)
de
的
historic
lìshǐ xìng
历史性
breakthrough
tūpò
突破
。
this / the said
gāi
该
project
xiàngmù
项目
by (indicating agent)
yóu
由
Geothermal Engineering Ltd
Dìrè Néngyuán Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
地热能源有限公司
to develop
kāifā
开发
，
located in / situated at
wèiyú
位于
Redruth (town in Cornwall)
Léidélǔsī
雷德鲁斯
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
，
total investment
zǒng tóuzī
总投资
approximately
yuē
约
50 million pounds sterling
5000 wàn yīngbàng
5000万英镑
。
power station
fādiànzhàn
发电站
through / via
tōngguò
通过
closed-loop / sealed
fēngbì shì
封闭式
circulation / cycle
xúnhuán
循环
system
xìtǒng
系统
to operate / to function
yùnzuò
运作
，
used to move object before verb
jiāng
将
hot brine
rè yán shuǐ
热盐水
from
cóng
从
underground
dìxià
地下
approximately
yuē
约
5 kilometers
wǔ gōnglǐ
五公里
deep
shēn
深
(structural particle)
de
的
granite
huāgāngyán
花岗岩
geological reservoir
chǔ céng
储层
within / from
zhōng
中
to extract / to draw out
chōuqǔ
抽取
，
to drive / to power
qūdòng
驱动
turbine
wōlún
涡轮
to generate electricity
fādiàn
发电
。
to generate electricity
fādiàn
发电
after
hòu
后
，
cooled / to cool down
lěngquè
冷却
(structural particle)
de
的
liquid / fluid
yètǐ
液体
will
huì
会
(passive marker)
bèi
被
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to reinject / to pump back
zhù huí
注回
underground
dìxià
地下
，
to achieve / to realize
shíxiàn
实现
circular
xúnhuán
循环
utilization / recycling
lìyòng
利用
。
this station
gāi zhàn
该站
can
kě
可
continuously / sustained
chíxù
持续
to output
shūchū
输出
approximately
yuē
约
3 megawatts
3 zhàowǎ
3兆瓦
(structural particle)
de
的
electricity / power
diànlì
电力
，
sufficient to / enough to
zúyǐ
足以
for
wèi
为
approximately
yuē
约
10,000 households
yī wàn hù
一万户
families
jiātíng
家庭
to supply electricity
gōng diàn
供电
，
and / moreover
qiě
且
not affected by
bù shòu
不受
weather
tiānqì
天气
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
，
power station
fādiànzhàn
发电站
also / in addition
hái
还
can
kě
可
from
cóng
从
brine / salt water
yán shuǐ
盐水
within / from
zhōng
中
to extract
tíqǔ
提取
lithium carbonate
tàn suān lǐ
碳酸锂
，
every year / annually
měi nián
每年
output / yield
chǎnliàng
产量
approximately
yuē wéi
约为
100 tonnes
100 dūn
100吨
，
to fill / to make up for
tiánbǔ
填补
(completion particle)
le
了
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
domestic / local
běntǔ
本土
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
minerals / mineral resources
kuàngchǎn
矿产
(structural particle)
de
的
supply
gōngyìng
供应
gap / shortage
quēkǒu
缺口
。
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
there are also / additionally
lìng yǒu
另有
two locations
liǎng chù
两处
geothermal
dìrè
地热
project
xiàngmù
项目
in (progress)
zài
在
development
kāifā
开发
in the process of
zhōng
中
，
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
by / until
dào
到
by the year 2030
2030 nián
2030年
to add / to expand
xīn zēng
新增
10 megawatts
10 zhàowǎ
10兆瓦
installed capacity
zhuāng jī róngliàng
装机容量
。

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UK First Deep Geothermal Power Plant Opens in Cornwall, Powering 10,000 Homes

The UK first deep geothermal power station has gone live in Cornwall, capable of supplying stable clean electricity to around 10,000 homes while also producing lithium carbonate and other critical minerals.

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qìwēn
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liánxù
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liǎng tiān
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