Copahue: Heated Streets
 The
installation of a heating system in the streets of Copahue,
in the northern part of the Province of Neuquén, and famous
for its hot springs, continues. This is the first experience
in the world of its kind, using steam to heat the streets.
It uses the raw material from a geothermal well, without affecting
the local ecosystem and probably permitting the extension of
the tourist season by avoiding snow accumulation in the streets.
The work implies changing the present pavement layer with radiating
slabs with serpentines in carbon steel tubing.
The project is being implemented in several stages, including one
involving the perforation of a new geothermal well with a depth
of 1,300 meters.
The works were executed by a local company using leading edge technology
and demanded an investment close to $6,000,000.
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