Sharing Cities - Royal Borough of Greenwich

Built

In London’s Greenwich Peninsula ward conservation area, two social housing estates built in the interwar period, Ernest Dence and Flamsteed, underwent a deep energy retrofit.

In London’s Greenwich Peninsula ward conservation area, two social housing estates built in the interwar period underwent a deep energy retrofit.

The project has led to the installation of renewable PV generation combined with smart devices and controls and real-time energy management system, and a water source heat pump to replace the current aging centralised boiler system in the Ernest Dence estate.

The project is realised within the scope of the EU Horizon 2020 Sharing Cities programme.

Zero Carbon London

→ Expected savings of 527 tCO2 a year from deep retrofit

→ Use of smart technologies such as the Greenwich Energy Hero app

→ Saving of 80% in energy consumption

Two social housing estates built in the interwar period underwent a deep energy retrofit. The installation of a Sustainable Energy Management System (SEMS) optimises the estates’ heating and energy system by taking in real time data and
using dynamic energy management to achieve additional cost and carbon savings. At Ernest Dence, the communal gas boilers replaced by a heat pump drawing water from the Thames basin deliver locally generated energy with lower emissions. Smart thermostats, electricity consumption, temperature, humidity and boiler sensors, enable residents to manage their energy usage more responsibly and improve grid flexibility through demand side response solutions.

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Greenwich

Completion

December 2020

Location

32 Old Woolwich Rd, Greenwich, London SE10 0JU, UK

Team Credits

Other

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