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Briefing
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- First Battery-Powered Hotel – Gyle Premier Inn hotel in Edinburgh, U.K. will be first in Britain to be powered by battery
- Five Ton Battery – Installed five-ton three cubic meter lithium-ion battery from energy company E.ON, which will remotely monitor it from Glasgow energy management facility
- How It Works – Battery will charge from national grid during off-peak hours, and will power 200-room hotel, including restaurant, for several hours per day
- Reduced Costs – Will save hotel around £20,000 ($25,500) per year on energy costs
- Overall Goal – Can help hotel achieve goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2025
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Accommodation and Travel
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Function
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Operations, Manufacturing and Production
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Organization
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Whitbread plc
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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January 4, 2019
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