HOT SOLUTION Hungarian geologist Tamas Medgyes is seen at a power plant by heating firm SZETAV operating a geothermal energy project in Szeged, Hungary on June 16, 2022. Hot water from deep underground is being channeled to produce energy and heat for thousands of households in Hungary’s third-largest city Szeged. Experts say the project — billed as Europe’s biggest urban heating system overhaul — can be a model for other cities across the continent as Europe scrambles to wean itself off of Russian gas after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. AFP PHOTO
HOT SOLUTION Hungarian geologist Tamas Medgyes is seen at a power plant by heating firm SZETAV operating a geothermal energy project in Szeged, Hungary on June 16, 2022. Hot water from deep underground is being channeled to produce energy and heat for thousands of households in Hungary’s third-largest city Szeged. Experts say the project — billed as Europe’s biggest urban heating system overhaul — can be a model for other cities across the continent as Europe scrambles to wean itself off of Russian gas after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. AFP PHOTO

SZEGED, Hungary: At plants painted with birds and hedgehogs, hot water from deep underground is being channeled to produce energy and heat for thousands of households in Hungary's third-largest city Szeged.

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