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Had to look up `district heating` ... that's a not a common thing in the US.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distr

Had to look up `district heating` ... that's a not a common thing in the US.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating

jrockway 5y ago
It's a thing in the US. If you're ever walking around Manhattan and see steam coming out of a traffic cone, that's the side effect of district heating (groundwater hitting the very hot steam pipes and vaporizing).
- andi999 5y ago
  Which should not happen, I mean do you not insulate the pipes?
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  - Rebelgecko 5y ago
    Won't insulating the pipes reduce the heating effectiveness?
    - KptMarchewa 5y ago
      No. It would reduce transport losses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_pipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_pipe
- lillecarl 5y ago
  Not a common thing != not a thing
FabHK 5y ago
Ha, in Germany it's called "Fernwärme", which corresponds nicely to "teleheating" (which Wikipedia lists as an alternative name). It's great, not only does electricity and water magically come from a wall in your basement, but also heat :-) I thought they had abandoned the idea of using heat from a nuclear power plant for district heating in Russia, but apparently that is actually done [1, 2] extensively. Having a pipe into your house directly (well, not directly, indirectly, but still) from the nuclear power plant next door... not sure how I'd feel about that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVER#Tertiary_cooling_circuit_and_district_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVER#Tertiary_cooling_circuit_... [2] https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants/ https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclea...
- ptaipale 5y ago
  District heating from nuclear used to be a no-no but has recently gained momentum in Finland (as an idea). Build an SMR near the city for electricity, and use the excess heat for district warming (which is needed during most of the year).
  - moogly 5y ago
    It really is a no-brainer when ~40% of the energy produced by a nuclear reactor is currently pumped out as warm water in the ocean (about 10-12ºC warmer than when it was pumped in).

Had to look up `district heating` ... that's a not a common thing in the US.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_heating

jrockway 5y ago

It's a thing in the US. If you're ever walking around Manhattan and see steam coming out of a traffic cone, that's the side effect of district heating (groundwater hitting the very hot steam pipes and vaporizing).

andi999 5y ago
Which should not happen, I mean do you not insulate the pipes?
- deleted 5y ago
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- Rebelgecko 5y ago
  Won't insulating the pipes reduce the heating effectiveness?
  - KptMarchewa 5y ago
    No. It would reduce transport losses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_pipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_pipe
lillecarl 5y ago
Not a common thing != not a thing

FabHK 5y ago

Ha, in Germany it's called "Fernwärme", which corresponds nicely to "teleheating" (which Wikipedia lists as an alternative name). It's great, not only does electricity and water magically come from a wall in your basement, but also heat :-) I thought they had abandoned the idea of using heat from a nuclear power plant for district heating in Russia, but apparently that is actually done [1, 2] extensively. Having a pipe into your house directly (well, not directly, indirectly, but still) from the nuclear power plant next door... not sure how I'd feel about that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVER#Tertiary_cooling_circuit_and_district_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVER#Tertiary_cooling_circuit_... [2] https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclear-power-plants/ https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclea...

ptaipale 5y ago
District heating from nuclear used to be a no-no but has recently gained momentum in Finland (as an idea). Build an SMR near the city for electricity, and use the excess heat for district warming (which is needed during most of the year).
- moogly 5y ago
  It really is a no-brainer when ~40% of the energy produced by a nuclear reactor is currently pumped out as warm water in the ocean (about 10-12ºC warmer than when it was pumped in).