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ACE Powerhouse
Skellefteå's new landmark will serve as a meeting place for research, education, and innovation in electrification. It will also be the base for the Arctic Centre of Energy (ACE). This competence centre unites academia, industry, and the public sector to enhance skills and research in the future energy system.
The ACE Powerhouse will be an 8,300 m² building serving as the headquarters for the Arctic Centre of Energy in Skellefteå, featuring a range of workspaces, educational environments, and public areas. The project aims to minimise its climate impact through a combination of a wooden frame, recycling, and thoughtful material choices. Notably, materials from Skellefteå Hospital have been repurposed in the con... More
News • News • 31 May 2024
FRPO designs green thermal power plant as architectural icon
Madrid-based architectural studio FRPO Rodríguez & Oriol has completed a green thermal power plant for the Spanish District Heating company DH Ecoenergías. Located in the Spanish city of Palencia, the small thermal power plant building is described by FRPO as “the visible part of a whole that remains hidden from view.” The studio approached the project from an architectural viewpoint, creating a building as an “icon” and a “reference” to green energy transition, its design a contrast to more mundane industrial architecture.
Luis Asín
The Palencia network is the first in a series of similar projects that aim to reduce carbon emissions across Spain’s urban conurbatio... More
