25 October 2010

Olympics showcase green energy centre credentials
The state-of-the-art energy centre at the Olympic Park was unveiled last week revealing the largest such scheme to ever be built in the UK.

Constructed on the east-London Olympic site the building includes a gas-fired Combined Cooling Heat & Power (CCHP) plant to capture the heat generated by electricity production.

It also has biomass-fired boilers using sustainable wood-chip to generate heat and deliver low carbon energy.

Cooling for the building will be provided through a combination of electric, ammonia based chillers and absorption chillers which are driven by heat recovered from plant in the centre.

The building was officially opened by London mayor, Boris Johnson, he said: "It is an environmental imperative that we harness the delivery of 2012 Games to raise new standards of sustainability."

For the full news article and to be taken to the website, click here