FUEL CELL PROJECTRADISSON BLU HOTEL, FRANKFURT

GENERATES ITS OWN ENERGY MKG WORLD HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2018

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

FUEL CELL PROJECT

• Generating electricity and heat in a

non-combustion process

• Capacity of 400kW

• Reduction of 600T CO²e

• Extremely low CO² emissions

• 80% of the hotel’s requirements

• Expected savings: 930K EUR over 10 years

• Unique in Europe

EVOLUTION IN RENEWABLES IN HOSPITALITY

Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt

Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt generates its own energy

Radisson Blu is setting new standards for

sustainability in the hotel industry with the

installation of fuel cell technology of E.ON, the

hotel generates its own energy.

RHG RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS / THINK PLANET FOCUS

• BE AHEAD OF THE GAME THROUGH INNOVATIONS AND A SUSTAINED FOCUS

• TARGETS ALIGNED CAREFULLY WITH ITP 2030 GOALS AND UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

AWARD WINNING RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PROGRAM SINCE 2001

2012 LAUNCH OF THE ENERGY SAVING INITIATIVE

SAVED 25% ENERGY (2011) SAVED 30% WATER (2007)

FRANKFURT VISION 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050

• German hotel industry emits about 5 million tons of

CO2 annually.

• At the same time, sustainability is becoming ever more

important for hotel guests.

• Frankfurt am Main is driving sustainability with a

remarkable vision.

• In line with the COP21 agreement, the city plans

energy efficiency targets.

• The city aims to decrease its energy demand by 50%

and all energy sources in Frankfurt to be renewable by

2050.

HOTEL DATA

EYE-CATCHING HOTEL NEAR FRANKFURT CITY CENTER

428 ROOMS AND SUITES

ENERGY USE OF 185KWH PER M²

CARBON FOOTPRINT OF 61.48 KG OF CO2e PER M²

AND NOW GENERATING ITS OWN ENERGY

RADISSON BLU FRANKFURT

Radisson Hotel Group is setting new standards

for sustainability in the hotel industry. Thanks to a

highly innovative decentralized solution, the

Radisson Blu Frankfurt generates its own energy.

Radisson Blu Frankfurt is the first hotel in Europe

with a fuel cell of industrial size. The unique

installation of the fuel cell technology is the first of

its size in a hotel.

Our sustainability actions support preservation of

natural resources and destinations while

contributing to the bottom line and enhancing our

ability to deliver the value our customers expect.

In addition to Radisson Hotel Group company-

wide initiatives, we believe the travel and

hospitality industry and other partners together

can be a force for good. We participate in

significant collaborative initiatives to help build a

better planet for all.

FUEL CELL PROJECT

Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt generates its own energy

REDUCING CO2

EMISSIONS BY

600 TONS A

YEAR

INSTALLATION OF FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

• RHG is setting new standards for sustainability in the

hotel industry

• A highly innovative decentralized solution

• The unique installation

• 1st hotel in Europe with a fuel cell of industrial size

• The fuel cell project with 400kW for a hotel is unique in

Europe

• The use of fuel cell technology allows the Radisson Blu

Hotel Frankfurt to generate a large share of the energy

needed to run the hotel free of emissions.

• Huge advantage: it generates electricity and heat in

a non-combustion process

• Virtually absent of pollutants such as nitrous oxide

or fine dust particles.

Fuel Cell Energy Solution

FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

Technology and performance measurement

Future technology

Advantages:

• EXTREMELY LOW CO² EMISSIONS

• LOW NOISE

• ABSENCE OF EXHAUST GASES

The new technology is installed outside the hotel and the

produced electricity as well as the heat are transferred by

cable and pipeline to the respective distribution network in the

hotel basement. The daily hotel business is therefore not

hindered, because most of the work is carried out outside and

the piping and cable laying work is conducted in the

basement.

The produced heat replaces a large part of the expensive

local district heating. The electricity from the fuel cell covers

up to 80% of the hotel’s requirements, so that only about 20%

of the electricity must be sourced from the grid.

Fuel cell of Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt

THIS INNOVATIVE

TECHNOLOGY IS

ENVIRONMENTALLY

FRIENDLY, PROVEN AND

FULLY OPERATIONAL.

80/20

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

The fuel cell project is receiving additional support through the

"National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation

Program" from the Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport and

Digital Infrastructure. Public support funds over 800,000 EUR.

The goal of the sponsorship is developing and marketing

internationally competitive hydrogen and fuel cell technology

products.

RESULTS

Innovative energy solutions such as fuel cells can supply added value for

hotels, as they significantly lower energy costs and dramatically increase

environmental friendliness – up to the point of being climate neutral.

Energy performance report Fuel Cell installation

* Potential. Emission factor according to GEMIS, The initial CO² savings are equivalent to 200T CO²e per annum

*

PARTNERSHIP WITH EON

• Radisson Hotel Group and E.ON formed a partnership to apply the

use of the fuel cell technology for the hotel in Frankfurt.

• potential energy: compared to office buildings, the hotel industry has

relatively high energy costs – on average between 5 and 10% of total

operating revenue.

• The whole measure is handled through a leasing model thus no

investment is needed.

• E.ON is the owner of the fuel cell Operation, monitoring and

maintenance for the fuel cell is carried out by E.ON and secured by a

full-service contract over the useful life of 10 years.

• The useful life of such a system is up to 20 years.

• According to the district heating contract, the remaining heat from the

district heating contract can be converted to a gas supply using the

gas connection installed by E.ON during this measure.

• This also entails high savings since the district heating price is more

than twice as high as a gas supply variant.

VOICES REGARDING THE FUEL CELL PROJECT

"We are proud to help carry out such a pioneering project – the first of its kind in

Europe. The project will help expand our innovative sustainability work and bring us an

important step closer to achieving our ambitious Think Planet goal of reducing the CO2

consumption in our hotels by another 10% by 2022."

Inge Huijbrechts, Global Senior Vice President of Responsible

Business and Safety & Security at Radisson Hotel Group.

Karsten Wildberger, member of the Executive Board at E.ON SE.

"The continuous growth in the hotel industry makes it an important market for E.ON's

energy solutions business. Innovative energy solutions such as fuel cells can supply

added value for hotels, as they significantly lower energy costs and dramatically

increase environmental friendliness – up to the point of being climate neutral."

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