Use lakes to heat Scottish businesses, Glasgow professor says

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Scottish technology is being used to tap fjords for heat in Norway, so why not Scotland?

The "hidden heat" in rivers, lakes, and deep mines could be put to use warming homes and offices in Scotland, an academic has claimed. Professor Paul Younger, Rankine Chair of Engineering at Glasgow...

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