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minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIf the water is still warm, can’t they extract that energy somehow?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoThis would work in winter and there are already heat pumps that use river water. Those are utility scale installations, though, so they don’t just pop up overnight. And they’ll be pretty useless in summer, when the air is hotter than the water.
If the water is still warm, can’t they extract that energy somehow?
This would work in winter and there are already heat pumps that use river water. Those are utility scale installations, though, so they don’t just pop up overnight. And they’ll be pretty useless in summer, when the air is hotter than the water.