SSE has built an energy centre for a new mixed-use development in London.
The Scottish company's Enterprise Utilities business has delivered the multi-utility facility for the Riverlight project on the banks of the River Thames.
Features of the energy centre include a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit, gas fired boilers and ground source heat pumps to provide the site with heating, cooling and hot water.
The Riverlight scheme is being delivered by developer St James and Enterprise Utilities has secured a 25 year contract to serve residents/businesses at the scheme.
With new legislation driving changes in building design and energy provision, developers must demonstrate they can achieve strict carbon emission targets before securing planning permission for new projects.
The development will transform former industrial space close to Battersea Power Station into a residential-led mixed-use site.
More than 800 homes will be built in six buildings ranging from 12- to ten-storeys.
Other features include parking, crèche, restaurants, bars and retail spaces. Around 60% of the development will be designate as public open space.
Nathan Sanders, MD of SSE Enterprise Utilities, said: "This development requires all of the utilities – heat, cooling, gas, water, and electricity – and it needs them to be joined together as a coherent group.
"The heat and cooling technologies deployed at Riverlight enable carbon to be saved whilst keeping end user tariffs comparable or cheaper than conventional energy supplies.
"With every new large scale energy centre constructed, this further supports the growing understanding and acceptance of distributed energy and district heating within the UK."
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