Heat and hot water is currently supplied to 740 flats in 10 multi-storey blocks, a sports changing facility adjacent to the Seaton Energy Centre, and to the Council’s beachfront complex comprising Beach Ballroom, Beach Leisure Centre and Linx Ice-Rink. The scheme also supplies heat to the Aberdeen Sports Village in Linksfield Road and also aims to link in the the Aquatic Centre which is currently under construction. These public buildings have a different heat profile to the flatted properties which makes the scheme more efficient.
The CHP plant, known as Seaton Energy Centre, is located in a purpose designed building at the corner of School Road and Golf Road. This building also accommodates the Aulton football pitches changing facilities. The original scheme of one 1MW gas powered generator and back up boilers, has recently been extended with an additional 1MW gas powered generator which reduces the dependence on top up heat from the gas boilers, and raises the overall efficiency of the scheme.
It is planned to link in the original gas fired boilers at the Beach Leisure Centre to give additional boost heat capacity and provide additional resilience. In the future it would be planned to install a 3rd generator and biomass plant.