London’s Arcola Theatre, among those venues leading the way in having green credentials, has installed a hydrogen fuel cell to power its café/bar and selected main house shows. The fuel cell operates almost silently, producing just electricity and clean water.
The first show to be powered by the fuel cell, Simple8’s The Living Unknown Soldier, will have its environmental footprint evaluated by sustainability advisers Global Action Plan and is set to be London’s first ecologically sustainable show. The lighting for the show has a peak power consumption of 4.5kW, up to 60% less than comparable lighting installations.
The project is part of Arcola Theatre’s sustainability-related drive, entitled Arcola Energy, and is headed by Dr Ben Todd, the theatre’s executive director.
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