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Mixing oil and Wasser

03/08/2010
By Steven Poruban
As parts of the US and elsewhere experience one of most relentless winters on record, it's only human nature to entertain thoughts of warmer-weather activities, such as walking along a sandy beach or even taking in a splash-filled day at a water park. One thought that probably won't occur to bathers at a particular water park in the Pfalz town of Landau in Germany, however, will likely be: "How is all this water being heated?"That's because this summer, German oil and gas producer Wintershall will be providing that town's La Ola municipal water park with warm water and heating that is generated by geothermal power from a former crude oil reservoir about 1,100 m underground.Winte...
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