Publications

Deterioration mechanisms under combined low-amplitude thermal-fatigue and sulphate attack of concrete lining materials for underground thermal energy storage

Wang Huachuan, Yang Shangtong, Flude Stephanie, Burnside Neil, Mukherjee Indrani, Win Eng Ewe, Flett Graeme Hamilton, Tuohy Paul Gerard, Dassow Jessica, Molnar Ian, Shipton Zoe

Journal of Energy Storage Vol 182 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.124673

Hydrogeological assessment of megawatt-scale low-carbon heat generation from a single mine water surface discharge

Harrison J, Walls D B, Burnside N M

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Vol 59 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2025-158

Lifetime techno-economic modelling of underground mineshaft thermal storage for district heating

Flett Graeme, Tuohy Paul, Dassow Jessica, Burnside Neil, Ewe Win Eng, Flude Stephanie, Molnar Ian, Mukherjee Indrani, Wang Huachuan, Yang Shangtong, Shipton Zoe

Journal of Energy Storage Vol 162 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.121544

Modelling heat and fluid flow during heating of a water filled mine shaft

Dassow Jessica, Molnar Ian, Flett Graeme, Attili Antonio, Burnside Neil, Ewe Win Eng, Flude Stephanie, Mukherjee Indrani, Tuohy Paul, Wang Huachuan, Yang Shangtong, Shipton Zoe

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Vol 59 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2025-121

Trace and minor element concentrations in sulfide ore material from the Leadhills and Wanlockhead orefield, SW Scotland

Currie David, Bryce Andie, Burnside Neil, Grant Hannah, Tuffield Lauren

Scottish Journal of Geology Vol 62 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2025-010

Screening of mine shafts for future energy technologies : a case study from the Scottish coalfields

Deeming K B, Otalega I, Johnson G, Flude S, Shipton Z K, Burnside N M

Geoenergy Vol 1 (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1144/egc1-2024-50

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Professional Activities

Scottish Groundwater Conference

Member of programme committee

18/3/2026

Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - IES Workshop

Participant

7/2/2025

EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)

Participant

30/1/2025

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Projects

Towards impact-and-risk-based forecasting of extreme weather events for the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland

White, Chris (Principal Investigator) Burnside, Neil (Co-investigator)

Student - Lucy Seaborne

01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2030

Desire-BTES: De-risking of sub- and above-surface integration of borehole thermal energy storage

Burnside, Neil (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

STORMIN -Technology innovation for subsurface thermal energy storage in legacy flooded mine workings and shafts (Pump Priming)

Burnside, Neil (Principal Investigator)

31-Jan-2025 - 16-Jan-2026

EPSRC Core Equipment: Thermal characterisation for engineering and geological materials

Minto, James (Principal Investigator) Burnside, Neil (Principal Investigator) Dobson, Kate (Principal Investigator)

EPSRC Core Equipment grant for a thermal conductivity meter and gas pycnometer to allow thermal characterisation of engineering and geological materials.
£63,919 (inc. VAT)

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023

Effects of climate change on minewater geothermal prospects: An assessment of minewater resource climate resilience and implications for decarbonising heating and cooling

Burnside, Neil (Principal Investigator) McGrane, Scott (Co-investigator) Roberts, Jen (Co-investigator) Gillen, Clodagh (Post Grad Student)

01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2026

GigaWattHour Subsurface Thermal Energy storAge: Engineered structures and legacy Mine shafts: STEaM

Shipton, Zoe (Principal Investigator) Burnside, Neil (Co-investigator) Tuohy, Paul Gerard (Co-investigator) Yang, Shangtong (Co-investigator) Johnson, Gareth (Research Co-investigator)

13-Jan-2022 - 23-Jan-2026

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