THE "hot rocks" crucial to the success of plans for a renewable energy model village in Weardale, County Durham, feature in an event at Newcastle University tomorrow.
Experts will give a presentation on the proposed geothermal scheme for Eastgate during the Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability event in the Devonshire Building between 10am until late evening.
Other topics include red squirrel conservation, smart transport systems, waste recycling and global water reserves.
Organisations such as Friends of the Earth, wildlife trusts, the Environment Agency and the Campaign to Protect Rural England are taking part.
On Saturday, members of the public are invited to join in The Great Debate between 9am and 5.30pm, which features a film school, debates on aspirations for the developing world, and a discussion on the nuclear industry with former Government press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham and others.
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