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January 2, 2008

Dutch take heat from roads to warm offices

By ARTHUR MAX
Associated Press Writer

SCHARWOUDE, Netherlands — If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road you know that asphalt absorbs the sun's energy. A Dutch company is now siphoning heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes and offices.

As climate change rises on the international agenda, the system built by the civil engineering firm, Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV, doesn't look as wacky as it might have 10 years ago when first conceived.


 
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