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Geothermal drilling is set to start at Eden Project as part of the new multimillion-pound project. Next week, the first lorries carrying a 450-tonne, 55 metre-high drilling rig will arrive on the outer edge of the Eden Project site outside St Austell, Cornwall. Once fully assembled on a newly-laid concrete platform, the rig will be ready to drill 4.5 kilometres – almost three miles – down into the Earth’s granite crust. The first phase of drilling is expected to take five months and when complete will then allow water to be injected down the borehole to be superheated by the hot rocks b...

Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 14.28 EDT A drilling rig is about to arrive at the Eden Project in Cornwall to bore almost three miles down into the granite crust in search of “hot rocks” that will be used to warm the attraction’s biomes and other buildings. The first of the lorries carrying a 450-tonne, 55-metre-high drilling rig will arrive on the outer edge of the site next week, and if all goes well the geothermal scheme will begin operating by Christmas or early next year. The first shipments of our Bentec 450 drilling rig arrive at the @EdenGeothermal site next week. The...

How the Eden Project became a shrine to ingenuity and imagination – and what to see there this year Richard Madden looks at what's new and how to get the most out of a visit to the Cornwall attraction in a (post)-pandemic world The geodesic domes house both the world’s largest indoor rainforest and a Mediterranean microclimate After first conceiving the idea of transforming a worked-out china clay pit into the largest indoor rainforest in the world in 1995, founder Tim Smit finally opened the doors of the Eden Project’s geodesic domes on March 17, 2001.  Its world-famous domes – inf...

Eden Project founder banned from driving after a 'potentially deliberate attempt' to mislead court Sir Tim Smit appealed against ban on grounds of exceptional hardship, but he already used the excuse in bid to remain on the road in 2018 16 March 2021 • 2:59pm Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of Eden Project and founder of the Lost Gardens of Heligan, gives visitors a tour of the site Credit: BPM Media The millionaire founder of the Eden Project has been banned from driving following his “potentially deliberate attempt” to mislead the court after twice using the defence that it would cause him ...

| UPDATED: 17:38, Mon, Feb 15, 2021 Link copied Sir Tim Smit discusses plan for new 'educational hub' in 2019 Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Smit, of Bodmin Hill in Lostwithiel, is well-known throughout Cornwall for his work at Ed...