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13/02/2009
Energy Centre Progress Hots Up
New images have been released showing the progress being made on the site of the Energy Centre.
Foundations have been completed on the new Energy Centre, which will provide an efficient power, heating and cooling system across the Park both during and after the Games.
The Centre will house biomass boilers that use woodchip - a sustainable fuel - and gas to generate heat. Heat generated by producing electricity will be captured and used to heat water across the area, including the swimming pools in the Aquatics Centre.
The new pictures also show that the steel work for the building’s frame is also nearing completion. More than 500 tonnes of steel will be used to form the structure, which will measure 45m at its highest point.
ODA Director of Infrastructure and Utilities Simon Wright said: "We are building for Games and legacy together from the very beginning and the strong progress we are making on the Energy Centre gives us a first glimpse of the essential new infrastructure that will serve the Olympic Park for generations to come.
"We are also making good progress on the wider utilities networks we are building, which will complete the "wiring" of the Olympic Park and leave a backbone of new facilities essential for a lasting legacy."
The Energy Centre is due to be finished by the end of 2009 and is expected to become operational from early 2010.
(CD/JM)
Foundations have been completed on the new Energy Centre, which will provide an efficient power, heating and cooling system across the Park both during and after the Games.
The Centre will house biomass boilers that use woodchip - a sustainable fuel - and gas to generate heat. Heat generated by producing electricity will be captured and used to heat water across the area, including the swimming pools in the Aquatics Centre.
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The new pictures also show that the steel work for the building’s frame is also nearing completion. More than 500 tonnes of steel will be used to form the structure, which will measure 45m at its highest point.
ODA Director of Infrastructure and Utilities Simon Wright said: "We are building for Games and legacy together from the very beginning and the strong progress we are making on the Energy Centre gives us a first glimpse of the essential new infrastructure that will serve the Olympic Park for generations to come.
"We are also making good progress on the wider utilities networks we are building, which will complete the "wiring" of the Olympic Park and leave a backbone of new facilities essential for a lasting legacy."
The Energy Centre is due to be finished by the end of 2009 and is expected to become operational from early 2010.
(CD/JM)
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