Cows' milk key to Swedish castle's heating
Published: Feb. 2, 2008 at 6:06 PM
HALMSTAD, Sweden, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A castle outside Halmstad, Sweden, is ready to use the energy from the milking of 1,000 cows to help heat the regal site.
The Local said Saturday that by collecting the energy used to help cool the nearly 8,000 gallons of milk produced daily from the castle's bovine inhabitants, castle officials will be able to heat the castle and its surrounding buildings.
Lennart E Bengtsson of Wapno castle explained that the energy is captured during the cooling process and has been used to heat the castle's water supply. It soon will also become part of the site's central heating process, Bengtsson said.
Bengtsson told the Local the new heating system would allow castle officials to do away with the oil-based system previously used.
"The oil-fired boiler in the castle will now be removed and scrapped," the castle official said.
The Local said Saturday that by collecting the energy used to help cool the nearly 8,000 gallons of milk produced daily from the castle's bovine inhabitants, castle officials will be able to heat the castle and its surrounding buildings.
Lennart E Bengtsson of Wapno castle explained that the energy is captured during the cooling process and has been used to heat the castle's water supply. It soon will also become part of the site's central heating process, Bengtsson said.
Bengtsson told the Local the new heating system would allow castle officials to do away with the oil-based system previously used.
"The oil-fired boiler in the castle will now be removed and scrapped," the castle official said.
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