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Electric coils under the pavement to keep the surface temperature above freezing. Unfortunately most cities can't afford it, least of all Detroit.
by kijin 7y ago
Electric coils under the pavement to keep the surface temperature above freezing. Unfortunately most cities can't afford it, least of all Detroit.
- bcraven 7y agoWhich cities use that technology?
- kijin 7y agoHolland, Michigan for one: https://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/2016/02/why_holland_spends_millions_to.html https://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/2016/02/why_hol...
- Omin 7y agoAs the article states, this system uses waste heat from a power plant transported via water.
- karmicthreat 7y agoThat system is pretty tiny though. It just covers the main strip downtown. Maybe 6 blocks.
- samatman 7y agoAs a sibling points out, these systems use process heat, not electricity. U of M has a steam tunnel system in Ann Arbor, which I believe only covers sidewalks, not roads.
- esotericn 7y agoSurely that's only workable for inside cities. I can't imagine a highway having a coil for hundreds of miles.