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When it comes to alternative energy, humans usually look outisde themselves– to the sun, wind, or ocean–for a source of sustainable power.
One Swedish company decided to turn their search inward by creating technology that can channel the heat generated by the human body into a power-producing resource.
Jernhusen, a real estate company in Stockholm, has found a way to channel the body heat from the hordes of commuters passing through Stockholm’s Central Station to warm another building that is just across the road.
Engineers use heating exchangers to convert the Station’s trapped body heat into hot water and then pump that water to an office building next door, providing it with environmentally-friendly and cost effective heating.
It is reported that this process can reduce a building’s energy costs by up to 25 percent.
Learn more about this hot idea in the BBC News clip below:
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Read more: alternative energy, body heat, buildings, global warming, heat, human power, renewable energy, sustaintmc, sweden
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+ add your ownWish them well, but if they are to successful you know the Big Oil will try very hard to cut them off..
Loving this, proud to be a sweed! Progressive!!! We blame big pollutors, but spend a life polluting ourselfs, time to pay up!
Awesome opossum!
why does everyone use so many harmful ways of getting energy when there are so many harmless ways?
This reminds me of one Polish cabaret...
OMG. Hot Flashes with a purpose!
Nice article, thanks for the info...
I heard that someone has invented a gadget which fits under one's shoes and generates enough electricity while walking to charge a mobile phone battery...
Now, if only someone could utilise the hot air generated by politician's... :)
I find this hard to believe, sorry!
wow, great idea , athought it sounds like a s-f :)
Cool beans!! ;)
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