Involving sun-powered chargers in the travel industry in nations like Greece and Cyprus won’t just assist with lessening fossil fuel byproducts but, in addition, altogether decrease costs, research has found.
A contextual investigation carried out on a normal Greek Island traveler’s inn on Rhodes challenges the familiar way of thinking that “the travel industry is difficult to decarbonize” and “renewables are excessively costly.”
Involving novel mathematical displays for electric energy utilization and creation, the examination shows there will be immense money-saving advantages for the Mediterranean economy, especially when the cost of imported energy from petroleum products is at an all-time high due to the flow struggle in Ukraine.
By applying a net metering framework at Kolymbia Bay Art Hotel, it was found that the fossil fuel byproducts related to its energy framework could be decreased by over 30%.
“We anticipate that the owners of Kolymbia Bay Art Hotel, who generously assisted us with this study, will put our findings’ conclusions and recommendations into action within the next year. Furthermore, we hope that this will be replicated frequently in Greece and the Mediterranean region.”
Professor Frithjof Kuepper
Depending less on petroleum products could likewise bring different advantages, for example, being more solid and better for wellbeing. During the heatwave of 2021, loss of power for cooling because of blackouts on the framework introduced one of the greatest dangers to human wellbeing, showing the significance of making self-supporting energy frameworks, for example, with renewables.
Zara Mulholland, a MSc understudy from the University of Aberdeen’s School of Biological Sciences, co-wrote the review distributed in the journal Energies with Professor Frithjof Kuepper, University of Aberdeen, and Dr. Martin Spiller, ISATEC Germany.
Zara expressed: “Lodgings in the Mediterranean create a large part of the locale’s income, with the travel industry representing roughly 18% of Greece’s GDP and employing in excess of 900,000 individuals. In the event that the discoveries of this study are executed to a huge scope, nations like Greece will lessen their carbon impression as well as their reliance on imported fossil energy and its related significant expense. “
Teacher Frithjof Kuepper said: “We guess that the proprietors of Kolymbia Bay Art Hotel, who mercifully assisted us with this review, will execute the ends and proposals of our discoveries in the following year.” Also, we surely trust that this will be replicated commonly in Greece and the Mediterranean area.
Dr. Martin Spiller added: “With Rhodes being one of the most famous tourist attractions in Europe, reducing fossil fuel byproducts from lodgings is fundamental for a feasible future for the Mediterranean locale.” During the peak summer event period, demand for power in Rhodes pairs increases, causing fossil fuel byproducts to rise. Nonetheless, there is potential for renewable energy generation, particularly solar and wind energy, which could meet some or all of the world’s energy needs. With an expansion in the utilization of sustainable power sources comes a huge carbon dioxide potential, which would be profoundly useful for relieving environmental change.
“With the expense of energy just expanding, sustainable power sources might be much more surprisingly savvy.”
More information: Martin Spiller et al, Reducing Carbon Emissions from the Tourist Accommodation Sector on Non-Interconnected Islands: A Case Study of a Medium-Sized Hotel in Rhodes, Greece, Energies (2022). DOI: 10.3390/en15103801
