Geothermal heating system draws on limitless fuel: sewage

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Geothermal heating system draws on limitless fuel: sewage

Among the many renewable energy sources - wind, solar, hydroelectric, biofuels - there is one to which we all contribute that has not yet managed to attract the romantic advocates who have embraced other forms of green energy.

We're speaking about the gray river of warmth flowing right beneath our feet: sewage.

A Philadelphia company, NovaThermal Energy LLC, wants to heat and cool buildings by tapping into the constant, guaranteed heat contained in wastewater. The process is called sewage geothermal.

"It's just like geothermal energy, but we're using a different well source, so to speak," said Elinor Haider, NovaThermal's chief executive.

Public officials cut the ribbon last week on NovaThermal's first project, a pilot plant at Philadelphia's Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, near the Walt Whitman Bridge. NovaThermal is planning to install a second, commercial-sized project later this year at a sewage-treatment plant in Camden, N.J...

What a pile of shite!!!

But seriously, the amount of sewage grows in proportion to population so if we can tap into this al la The Matrix 'ish why not?

[Buddy]

So would this mean that being full of shit is now a compliment now? . In all honesty, it does make sense. I mean, as long as there are people there is waste. It would be foolish not to tap into that.

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So would this mean that being full of shit is now a compliment now? . In all honesty, it does make sense. I mean, as long as there are people there is waste. It would be foolish not to tap into that.

Well one gets a double whammy from sewage if it's properly processed. It can be fermented to produce methane which can generate electricity to power the sewage plant. As the Yorkshire saying goes 'Where there's muck there's brass!'