Pistachio Shells Could Power a Brand New City in Turkey

Inhabitat
By Ross BrooksApr 23, 2014, 10:42 am75 pts
Turkey exported 6,800 tons of pistachio nuts last year, and now the country is floating plans to build a city powered by the leftover shells. The idea came from Burgeap, a French environmental engineering company, which claims the shells could provide up to 60 percent of the city’s heating needs. Planned…

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