New York County Announces Airport Geothermal Project (Binghamton Homepage)
Greater Binghamton will be the first airport in the country to use the temperature of the Earth to melt snow in the winter and cool its terminal in the summer.
Ground was broken today to dig 500 foot deep geothermal wells at the airport. Water will circulate through the ground, which is roughly 50 degrees year-round, and then be used to warm the tarmac apron and walkway in the winter. In the summer, the geothermal system will augment air conditioning in the terminal building.
Aviation Commissioner Carl Beardsley says the system will impress visitors on a snowy winter day.
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