Archive for August 14, 2012

Finns Use Waste Water to Heat Homes

Underground heat pump installation to extract heat from water flushed down the drain

Homes in Helsinki will soon be heated by heat extracted from waste water. After domestic waste water has been treated at the Viiki sewage works, it will pass through one of five heat pumps built under Katri Vala Park. Its heat is removed, concentrated and used in domestic heating. Read more