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UN offices in Geneva look to the lake for green energy
Geneva (AFP) March 19, 2008 The United Nations has long enjoyed the glorious view of Lake Geneva from its offices here, but will now turn its setting to a practical advantage by using its water to heat its buildings. The UN will invest 35 million Swiss francs (35 million dollars, 22 million euros) in the project which also involves other international organisations, the head of Geneva's chief utility company SIG told journalists on Wednesday. The International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation will all also use the system to heat their offices from next year, SIG director Philippe Durr said. The scheme consists of pumping water from the lake at a depth of 30 metres (100 feet), and 300 metres from the banks, to both cool and heat buildings' systems. It is already used by the pharmaceutical company Merck Serono in their Geneva offices, "but it has never before been developed on such a scale," Durr said. The head of maintenance services at the UN's Palais des Nations, Anatoly Kondrachov, said the new scheme should cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2,200 tonnes per year. The UN will hold a series of ceremonies on Friday to mark World Water Day. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Key To Using Local Resources For Biomass May Include Waste
Richland WA (SPX) Mar 19, 2008The Northwest of the USA can have a sizeable biofuels industry based primarily on local resources - if non-traditional feedstocks, such as municipal waste, and new conversion technologies are used, according to a report issued by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. |
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