Using Heat More Efficiently
Published on 01.08.2015
High School
Technology
15 min read

© THINKSTOCK - The heat lost by France's nuclear plants could potentially heat all of the country's buildings.
Large amounts of are released to the atmosphere instead of being captured to serve connected user sites. Coordinated public policies are needed to meet the key challenge of capturing and redistributing this “lost” energy in district heating systems.
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