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Boston is exploring the use of heat pumps to decarbonize its district heating and cooling network by sourcing thermal energy from local waterways, including Boston Harbor, the Fort Point Channel and the Charles and Mystic Rivers, as well as the bedrock beneath the rivers.
“It’s been demonstrated and proven on campuses and for suburban areas, but we haven’t investigated this technology deeply for dense urban areas like the city of Boston,” Peter McPhee, Senior Director for Building Decarbonization at MassCEC, told the trade magazine ENR East. “And we haven’t looked into the feasibility yet of utilizing water resources like Boston Harbor as a source of energy that could heat or cool these buildings.”
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