PROJECT UPDATE
Tesco propels to carbon efficiency
As part of its commitment to halve by 2020 the average The supermarket in Colney Hatch, London, has installed a demand and minimise the transmission losses associated
energy use in its buildings compared to what it was in 2006, combination of innovative renewable energy technologies, with remote large scale generation. Add to this the re-use of
Tesco has installed ground-breaking technology to help reducing its carbon footprint despite a 2,000m
2
extension. waste heat and very high system efficiencies are produced,
reduce carbon emissions at one of its existing stores. helping to deliver an overall reduction of carbon emissions by
It includes the installation of the UK’s first combined cooling, up to 90 per cent.
heating and power (CCHP) plant room utilising ‘adsorption
chiller’ technology. The equipment is able to generate At Colney Hatch, the CCHP technology is being used in
electricity for the store on site using a sustainable bio-fuel conjunction with other features including solar thermal
source and simultaneously produces chilled water to power heating and photovoltaic technology. The four solar thermal
the store’s air conditioning and refrigeration systems from panels at the store generate hot water for the staff changing
its waste heat. The energy saving on the fridges alone is area and customer toilets and the roof mounted photovoltaics
a 30 per cent reduction on traditional arrangements – will provide enough electricity to power half of the checkouts
a saving equivalent to the boiling of two million kettles. at the store.
Tesco, impressed by the reductions it could make in its stores
by introducing the new technology, has initially ordered four Scott Wilson is working on a number of other existing and
and has appointed Scott Wilson to lead this project for them. new stores with Tesco, which is aiming to set an example by
reducing CO
2
emissions in its own business throughout
The localised generation of electricity by the engines will the world.
provide up to 100 per cent of the store’s instantaneous
Heritage - Regenerating success
Scott Wilson’s Heritage team provide high quality, objective order that potential archaeological risks to construction be to minimise potential damage to any remains lying in situ’.
advice to the development sector on all aspects of cultural identified at an early stage in the development process. Rob Isles, English Heritage, added that the survey represents
heritage (archaeology, built heritage and historic landscapes) The GIS record has proved of particular importance to the one of the ‘best examples of collaborative working… it is
in order to reduce the potential risk to clients from the cultural planning of the regeneration programme. Richard Owen, through the sharing of important historic information that the
heritage resource and to advise on heritage aspects of Project Director at GHURC said ‘thanks to this new survey, city’s unique past can be properly preserved and
master planning and the planning process. This approach only limited areas of Blackfriars will require further excavation appreciated’.
has been exemplified by the recent involvement of the team
in a number of urban regeneration projects, including
Wakefield Waterfront, Wakefield Westgate, Sheerness
Docks, Isle of Sheppey and Gloucester Quays. Work for
these projects by the Heritage team has ranged from
archaeological desk-based assessments, historic building
surveys, fieldwork management and consultation with
statutory and local authorities.
One of our recent major projects in Gloucester is
the Blackfriars Regeneration in association with the
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company
(GHURC). Located within the historic Blackfriars Quarter,
work included historic building surveys, contributions to an
environmental impact assessment and the compilation of a
GIS-based record of surviving archaeological deposits in
Delhi - Mumbai: ‘Area of influence’
A planned 1483km industrial corridor from Delhi to Mumbai success of the project. The plan covers a 1500km Railway and all additional transport elements that will connect
is set to double employment in the area and rapidly increase long, 500km wide ‘area of influence’ which currently rail freight movement with ports, logistics parks and airports.
India’s industrial output and export trade over the next accommodates a population of 176 million and is set to grow
five years. to 282.5 million in 25 years. The corridor aims to establish the Following submission of the perspective plan, Scott Wilson will
region as a global manufacturing and trading hub with state- undertake pre-feasibility studies for two major infrastructure
Scott Wilson is preparing a ‘perspective plan’ to identify the of-the-art infrastructure. The perspective plan therefore, projects as part of the corridor which are considered suitable
land use and infrastructure requirements to ensure the incorporates the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Dedicated Freight for public-private partnership development.
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