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Experts plan to power the turbine using energy generated by evaporating a liquid cooled by stored snow using the heat of the surrounding air.

Research has begun in northeastern Japan to generate electricity from unwanted snow. Kyodo News writes about it.

It is noted that the city of Aomori experiences heavy snow every year. There, tests began in December in an abandoned elementary school pool to explore the possibility of generating energy by exploiting the temperature difference between stored snow and the surrounding air.

“As part of a joint project, local IT startup Forte Co. and the University of Electrical Communications in Tokyo plan to power a turbine using energy generated by evaporating a liquid cooled by stored snow using heat of the surrounding air,” the statement said.

It also noted that spending on snow removal rose to a record 5.9 billion yen ($44.6 million) last year.

“Snow is considered a nuisance, but we can put it to good use,” said a city official.

On Dec. 16, about 10 Forte workers installed insulation inside the pool to keep the snow cold. Among the challenges of this innovation is finding a large snow storage facility, as well as providing warm air during cold weather.

To obtain a large temperature difference, the company will consider using hot spring heat.

“This is a renewable energy source, unique in a region with heavy snowfall. It will also lead to the creation of a new industry,” – said the head of Forte.

It can be remembered that US President Joe Biden was recently stuck in a plane due to bad weather. The presidential plane ran into a heavy snowstorm, which prevented the American leader from leaving the plane in time.

The plane got stuck in snowdrifts in Russia

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