City and state leaders gathered at UMass Boston last week to highlight a year-long study to evaluate how thermal energy sourced from local bodies of water— like Dorchester Bay— can be harnessed for large-scale urban heating and cooling.
UMass Boston has already proven to be a leader in the field: The campus has used a seawater pump system to help cool its buildings since 1974. The pump has since been upgraded to provide heat and the study will test how a similar…
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