Iconic British lodge Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has put in progressive 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 Power’s VirtuHOT know-how. The set up will comprise 120 of Bare Power’s photo voltaic collectors throughout the roof house and can present sanitary scorching 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 scorching water answer which presents excessive vitality density over a broad temperature vary, with a singular, modular and versatile design.
The know-how is predicted to chop the constructing’s carbon emissions by 7.3 tonnes every year – equal to the annual carbon sequestration of over 292 mature bushes. It would additionally generate 39,747 kWh of vitality per 12 months, displacing pure fuel 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 vitality density photo voltaic warmth know-how, estimated to cut back greater than 3 times the greenhouse gases per sq. metre, in comparison with conventional photo voltaic PV (photovoltaic) panels.
Inns are well-known for requiring a excessive quantity of vitality to function, and it’s estimated that just about 70% of a lodge’s vitality consumption is spent on heating and scorching water. The Virtu set up at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London marks an progressive method to decarbonising the lodge’s excessive heating demand and delivers a clear vitality 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 Power’s collectors presents 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 Power stated: “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 satisfy their sustainability targets and management vitality prices.
“The pressing must decarbonise warmth has lengthy been under-recognised within the discussions over the UK’s transfer towards web zero. This mission 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 vitality consumption for good.”
Torsten van Dullemen, Common Supervisor of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London stated: “Bare Power’s exceptional photo voltaic know-how aligns seamlessly with our lodge’s core dedication to the wellbeing of our planet, of our group, and our workers and friends,
“I’m delighted to deliver such an progressive photo voltaic heating system to our lodge – we’re designing a cutting-edge lodge expertise that’s constructed for the longer term we wish to reside in. We hope this set up serves as a blueprint to encourage different hoteliers in London to prioritise their renewable targets and be a part of us in making a cleaner, extra sustainable tomorrow.”