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OLYMPIC PARK TO BE POWERED BY WIND TURBINE
13th October 2006
The turbine, to be located at Eton Manor in East London, will play a key role in delivering renewable energy to the park. It will provide the energy equivalent to supplying 1,200 homes over an average year. Work is expected to start in spring 2008, subject to planning permission. It would be fully operational by 2010 at the latest, providing new renewable energy nearly two years before the Games.
The turbine will have a total height of 120m and will stay on the site after the Games and will be used to power local amenities and housing over its lifespan of 20 years. It is one of many technologies under consideration by ODA in order to maximise the amount of renewable energy on site. These include solar power, ground water cooling, small scale hydro/tidal power, biomass and a Combined Cooling and Heating Plant (CCHP).
ODA Chief Executive, David Higgins, said: "We want to make use of as many innovative renewable technologies as possible and will be looking to industry to provide us with creative solutions in the months ahead. The turbine will be a symbol of the sustainability principles behind the Games. As the first large scale wind turbine so close to Central London it will also act as a green beacon for the Capital."
London 2012 Organising Committee Chair, Seb Coe, said: "It will be a dramatic and iconic feature of the park. It will provide a visible statement of our intent to make the Games as sustainable as possible, and is a significant part of our overall strategy and commitment to minimising the carbon footprint of the games."
Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, added: "We always said that the games would be the most environmentally friendly ever and the turbine is the first step of many towards delivering on our commitment."
Source: London Construction Now
