Sustainable energy key to Olympic Park plans

The latest designs of the energy centre have now been released as part of public consultation to allow local residents the opportunity to comment on the plans.

Sustainable energy and green fuels are at the forefront of the plans to power the Olympic Park both during and after the Games.

The energy centre will provide an efficient power, heating and cooling system across the site for the Games and for the new buildings and communities that will develop after 2012.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has made a commitment to use renewable energy technology and provide efficient energy systems in the Olympic Park.

The energy centre will include biomass boilers which use woodchip as fuel to generate heat and a Combined Cooling Heat and Power plant to capture the heat generated by electricity production.

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