Ja, They’re Hot To Trot
A Swedish company plans to harness the body heat generated by 250,000 commuters scrambling for trains at Stockholm's Central Station and use it to heat a nearby office building. Real estate firm Jernhusen AB says the system will provide about 15 per cent of the heating needed for the 13-storey building. Large ventilators will suck in the warm air and heat up water, which will be transmitted through pipes to the building.
FOOTNOTE: Cold comfort indeed.
Well that's a unique idea!
ReplyDeleteLoved the 'footnote' :)
Wouldn't it be marvelous to get a rebate for being one of those commuters!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that robbing peter to pay paul?
ReplyDeletethat's an interesting way to solve energy problems. but yes, it is kind-of strange.
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting my blog, by the way! :)
is this true? It doesnt seem possible? Body heat is 98F degrees... water boils at 212F...
ReplyDeleteSeems awfully strange, but maybe they can do it. *shrug*
ReplyDeleteImagine the possibilities! Take the Tokyo subway where they stack people in like sardines. The heat generated there must come close to temperatures on Mercury. ;-)
ReplyDeletePhew - brings the Matrix one step closer doesn't it!! (I initially mis-read commuters as computers which might be another seminal idea...)
ReplyDeleteeeewww, all that sweat pumping through to your office!
ReplyDeleteI hope they're going to include a little air fresher in the system. Sheesh!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea.
ReplyDeleteWonder what % all the lovers of the world would generate:):).
Here in the southwest, some of our houses are of the "passive solar" design. This new method, if it catches on, what will they call it?
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