Iconic British lodge Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has put in revolutionary photo voltaic warmth know-how on their rooftop to decarbonise the constructing’s heating.
The lodge is the primary British one to make use of Bare Vitality’s VirtuHOT know-how. The set up will comprise 120 of Bare Vitality’s photo voltaic collectors throughout the roof area and can present sanitary sizzling water for the lodge’s 181 luxurious visitor rooms and suites, award-winning eating places and spa.
VirtuHOT is described as a versatile photo voltaic sizzling water resolution which provides excessive power density over a broad temperature vary, with a singular, modular and versatile design.
The know-how is anticipated to chop the constructing’s carbon emissions by 7.3 tonnes every year – equal to the annual carbon sequestration of over 292 mature timber. It’s going to additionally generate 39,747 kWh of power per 12 months, displacing pure gasoline consumption and leading to a discount of scope 1 emissions for the lodge.
The collectors can generate photo voltaic warmth as much as 120°C and have acquired the gold customary TÜV Rheinland certification. Its distinctive modular design makes it the world’s highest power density photo voltaic warmth know-how, estimated to scale back greater than thrice the greenhouse gases per sq. metre, in comparison with conventional photo voltaic PV (photovoltaic) panels.
Motels are well-known for requiring a excessive quantity of power to function, and it’s estimated that almost 70% of a lodge’s power consumption is spent on heating and sizzling water. The Virtu set up at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London marks an revolutionary method to decarbonising the lodge’s excessive heating demand and delivers a clear power benchmark for lodges throughout the nation.
One of many metropolis’s most recognisable lodges with a 120-year historical past, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London reopened in 2019 following an in depth multi-million-pound restoration. The distinctive low-profile design of Bare Vitality’s collectors provides minimal disruption to the constructing’s structure, circumventing an ongoing problem for different buildings surrounding Hyde Park.
Christophe Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Bare Vitality mentioned: “It’s an honour to instal our collectors on such an iconic London lodge as Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. The constructing has a protracted and storied historical past, and we’re delighted to now assist them to fulfill their sustainability targets and management power prices.
“The pressing must decarbonise warmth has lengthy been under-recognised within the discussions over the UK’s transfer towards internet zero. This challenge is an thrilling step ahead for the photo voltaic warmth business within the UK – we hope different hoteliers will comply with in Mandarin Oriental’s footsteps to maneuver away from fossil fuels and alter their power consumption for good.”
Torsten van Dullemen, Basic Supervisor of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London mentioned: “Bare Vitality’s outstanding photo voltaic know-how aligns seamlessly with our lodge’s core dedication to the wellbeing of our planet, of our neighborhood, and our workers and friends,
“I’m delighted to convey such an revolutionary photo voltaic heating system to our lodge – we’re designing a cutting-edge lodge expertise that’s constructed for the long run we wish to dwell in. We hope this set up serves as a blueprint to encourage different hoteliers in London to prioritise their renewable targets and be part of us in making a cleaner, extra sustainable tomorrow.”
