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Warsaw launches pilot project to recover heat from metro tunnels using heat pumps

Warsaw is one of the first European cities to implement a pilot installation for recovering heat from the metro with heat pumps to supply the city's heating network.

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Warsaw, 12.05.2023. Copernicus Science Centre metro station in Warsaw. PAP/Szymon Pulcyn

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