Report: Sewers' hidden heat offers carbon-saving opportunity

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Scottish study calculates that harnessing heat from wastewater could save more than 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions

Harnessing the heat contained in the country's sewers could result in significant greenhouse gas savings and help decarbonise the UK's heat network. That is the conclusion of a new study backed by trade...

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