The Pan Peninsula development, the UK's tallest residential building, is expected to make carbon emissions savings of 207 tonnes per year, thanks to the inclusion of onsite CHP provided by Manchester-based cogeneration specialist Ener-g.

By generating its own heat and electricity onsite, the London-based state-of-the-art community heating scheme is expected to make a high profile contribution to Mayor Ken Livingstone's Green London programme, whilst reducing energy bills.

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The £27m Pan Peninsula project is due to be completed in 2009, and will see two new towers in Canary Wharf join the London skyline.

Jason Clarke, Regional Business Development Manager at Ener-g Combined Power, explained that the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has meant that UK and European government are "increasingly placing CHP and community heating programmes at the heart of environmental policy and it is now important to assess the viability of CHP".

(CD/JM)