Wednesday 20 November 2013

London Tube Heat to Warm Islington

Especially during summers, temperatures in the London tube soars pass 30C. Why not put this hot hot heat to good use? As part of the Mayor of London's harnessing secondary heat initiative, excess heat from a Northern Line station will be piped to 500 homes, providing cheaper energy and saving 500 tons of carbon dioxide emissions/year. 

Source: Wired.co.uk

The project aims to make use of the city's "waste heat arising as a byproduct of industrial and commercial activities" and "the heat that exists naturally within the environment (air, ground, water)".

Here is the link to the full article.

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