district heating

Japanese: district heating(英語表記)districtheating
district heating

...In the case of small-scale facilities for multiple buildings on the same site, it is sometimes called district heating or block heating and cooling. District heating emerged in the United States and Europe in the late 19th century with the aim of using the waste heat from thermal power plants and waste incinerators for heating and hot water supply in surrounding buildings and for production processes. For example, in the Manhattan district of New York, where skyscrapers stand side by side, the waste heat from a thermal power plant was used to supply steam to 62 buildings in 1882.

*Some terms that mention "district heating" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…同一敷地内の複数の建物に対する小規模の施設の場合には,地区冷暖房またはブロック冷暖房ということもある。 地域暖房district heatingは,欧米では火力発電所やごみ焼却炉の排熱を周辺建物の暖房・給湯や生産プロセスに利用することを目的として,19世紀後半に出現した。例えば,ニューヨークの高層ビルの林立するマンハッタン地区では,1882年に火力発電所の排熱を利用して,62棟のビルに蒸気の供給を始めた。…

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