Site start for London 2012 energy centre
- Published: 19 August 2008 16:14
- Author: Jessica Rowson
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Work is starting on site of the London 2012 Energy Centre this week. The centre will provide a power, heating and cooling system across the Olympic Park site.
The energy centre will include biomass boilers which use woodchip and gas to generate heat and combined cooling heat and power (CCHP) plant to capture the heat generated by electricity production. The site-wide heat network will be used to generate domestic hot water and to heat the Aquatics Centre swimming pools as well as other venues and buildings.
The contract to build, finance and operate the energy centre was awarded to Elyo, a subsidiary of SUEZ Energy Services in July. The site of the energy centre has now been cleaned and cleared and Elyo are now on site, carrying out initial site works.
Construction work is also underway on a new primary electrical substation that will supply electricity to the 2.5sq km Olympic Park and the Stratford City development. The electrical substation is being built by EDF Energy construction. Piling works on the substation have now been completed and the building is due to be finished by summer 2009
"These utility networks and infrastructure will power the long-term development of the Olympic Park for many years to come so with construction work well underway, we are building for Games and legacy together from the very beginning," said ODA Chairman, John Armitt.
"The Energy Centre and Electrical Substation will form the heart of the new utilities infrastructure and will be joined by the new utilities networks to form the backbone of the Olympic Park."
The Electrical Substation and Energy Centre will be located in Kings Yard in the west of the Olympic Park.
