Coal Ash Pavement Technology to Mitigate Heat Island Effect

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on October 4, 2005, that it has developed what it calls "Heat Island Effect Inhibiting Pavement" technology, a first in Japan. Coal ash produced by coal thermal power plants is recycled as paving material, and this new technology helps keep roads cool, ameliorating the urban heat island effect. Read more at Japan For Sustainability
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