OREANDA-NEWS. May 2, 2012.  The first of three 2 MW Jenbacher CHP systems, provided by GE, has been installed at the on-site energy centre in King’s Cross which together will supply 100% of the development’s heat and offset almost 80% of its electrical power demand.

The deal between GE and the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership is focused on the long term sustainability of the development and the first engine is due to be commissioned this summer.

Once commissioned, the CHP engine will not only generate electricity, which will be fed into the grid network, but will also provide heat for the development wide District Heating System (DHS). All of the 70 buildings at King’s Cross, from the University of Arts to the Camden Council building, BNP Paribas Real Estate’s new offices and the Great Northern Hotel, will be connected to the DHS When complete carbon emissions are expected to be a third less than ‘business as usual’ and up to 60% less than 2001 levels.

Uniquely, the Jenbacher gas engine has been painted pink (they are normally green) to support Breast Cancer Research and affectionately called the Pink Panther.

To celebrate the engine’s arrival at King’s Cross, members of the team working on the project have organised a 750 mile charity cycle ride from Jenbach, in Austria, where the engine was built to King’s Cross, in central London.

The team’s ride from 12-20 May will see them cycle on average 85 miles per day, through the Alps, Germany and France, and aims to raise in excess of Ј30,000 for two charities – Breast Cancer Research and Global Generation, a local charity in the King’s Cross area which gives young people opportunities to play a part in creating a sustainable future.