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April 26, 2016

Alaska aquarium heated, cooled by seawater — not fossil fuels

  • Officials say this demonstrates that seawater is a potential heating source for Alaska, which has more coastline than the rest of the nation put together.
    • By DAN JOLING
    Associated Press

    AP File photo by Al Grillo [enlarge]
    Alaska SeaLife Center on the shores of Resurrection Bay in Seward only uses an electrical boiler on the coldest nights, about 2 percent of the time. The system designed by YourCleanEnergy of Anchorage relies on a complex system of pipes to heat some parts of the building and cool others.

    ANCHORAGE — Thousands of people visit the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward for a look at Steller sea lions or harlequin ducks.


     
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