Good news, London Underground commuters: the suffocating heat of the Northern line could soon be extracted and put to use elsewhere.
In fact, engineers are preparing infrastructure that will allow the ‘waste’ heat to keep houses in Islington warm this winter – and help hundreds reduce their carbon footprint without having to sacrifice their central heating.
The groundbreaking project is part of an already-existing scheme that uses heat from the nearby Bunhill Energy Centre to keep around 700 homes and council buildings cosy.
The scheme currently reduces the area’s carbon CO2 output by around 1,800 tonnes a year – a cut of about 60 per cent.
And experts estimate that expanding the alternative energy scheme to channel heat from the Northern line will mean another 450 households can keep warm and reduce their impact on the environment at the same time.
Today we're hosting a @GreenScies event looking at the decarbonisation of heat using next generation decentralised energy networks #LondonClimateActionWeek pic.twitter.com/RtA958ARyE
— Together Greener Islington (@IslingtonEnergy) July 4, 2019