Jul 14, 2012

Minnesota Town to Tap into its Own Sewers for Geothermal Energy

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Cities and companies around the world tap into geothermal energy — the thermal energy below the Earth’s surface — but there’s another type of man-made energy coursing through sewer pipes beneath cities and towns: sewage. The town of Brainerd, Minnesota plans to develop a unique alternative energy system that will tap into the  thermal energy in sewer pipes to heat and cool buildings.

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