The city of Denver is exploring an innovative approach to address its biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions by developing a heating and cooling system that uses an unconventional energy source: sewage.
Buildings generate the most greenhouse gas emissions in Denver, as they do in numerous cities nationwide. The energy required to heat and cool large commercial structures typically depends heavily on fossil fuels.
City officials are now pursuing an unexpected alternative that combines water, geothermal energy, and heat captured from sewage to provide climate control for a group of downtown buildings.
This experimental system represents Denver’s effort to find creative solutions for reducing the environmental impact of its building infrastructure while moving away from traditional fossil fuel dependence.
