ARCHETECH MAGAZINE
C.F. Møller Architects
WORDS: C.F. MøLLER ARCHITECTS
PHOTOS: MARK HADDEN
GREENWICH PENINSULA
LOW CARBON
ENERGY
CENTRE
THE GREENWICH PENINSULA IS ONE OF LONDON’S MAJOR URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AREAS, INCLUDING 15,700 NEW HOMES, OVER
300,000 M2 OF OFFICE SPACE AND THE CONVERSION OF THE FORMER
MILLENNIUM DOME INTO THE INDOOR ARENA RENAMED THE O2.
COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY
Responding to a cross-party drive to increase the use of Combined
Heat & Power (CHP) across the UK and to realize a vision of
decentralized energy power generation in London, the Greenwich
Peninsula Low Carbon Energy Centre houses technically advanced
boilers and CHP that provide heat energy to the businesses and
homes due to be built on the Peninsula in the coming years and is
part of the Peninsula’s Sustainability Strategy.
The Energy Centre is the largest new build residential heat network
in Europe, saving over 20,000 tonnes of carbon every year.
The 3000 m2 Low Carbon Energy Centre, situated in a prominent
location at the entrance to the peninsula, adjacent to the
Blackwall Tunnel Approach, is a highly visible and important new
landmark that demonstrates the applicants’ and stakeholders’
commitment to sustainable and affordable energy for all. Heat
energy will be distributed via a District Heating Network (DHN)
from the Energy Centre to each plot across the development.