{"id":2267,"date":"2015-05-29T14:56:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T13:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2022-08-23T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:00:35","slug":"westin-princeville-ocean-resort-villas-completes-multimillion-project-to-reduce-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/05\/westin-princeville-ocean-resort-villas-completes-multimillion-project-to-reduce-carbon-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Westin Princeville completes carbon reduction project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas, located on the Hawaiian island of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Kauai\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=22.0833333333,-159.5&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=22.0833333333,-159.5 (Kauai)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation noopener\">Kaua\u2018i<\/a>, announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar project to install a cogeneration plant and reduce its carbon footprint in the Hawaiian Islands. The cogen plant will generate electricity and steam for the 18.5 acre Kaua\u2018i hotel, powering the resort\u2019s eight buildings, heating water in guest villas as well as the resort\u2019s four pools and three whirlpools.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">GRAB THE ESSENTIALS<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the first instance in the Hawaiian Islands where a cogen system has the capacity to generate up to 100% of a resort\u2019s energy needs.<\/li>\n<li>On a day-to-day basis, the cogen plant will power approximately 90% of the resort\u2019s electrical consumption and 100% of the resort\u2019s heat consumption in all guest villas, pools and whirlpools.<\/li>\n<li>It is anticipated that there will be a 50% decrease in energy expenses, generating cleaner energy and the capacity to sustain 100% of the energy required at the resort.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DIG DEEPER<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westinprinceville.com\/pdf\/News-Release-Westin-Princeville-Ocean-Resort-Villas-Completes-Cogen-Installation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a> the original Press Release<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/corporate\/about\/citizenship\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn more<\/a> about <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage noopener\">Starwood<\/a>&#8216;s Global Citizenship strategy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbontrust.com\/resources\/guides\/sector-based-advice\/hotels-and-the-hospitality-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a> the Carbon Trusts guidance for energy management in hotels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#81b910;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS YOU CHOOSE<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hotel&#8217;s scheme is first instance in the Hawaiian Islands where a cogen system has the capacity to generate up to 100% of a resort\u2019s energy needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,287,262],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Westin Princeville completes extensive carbon reduction plan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hotel&#039;s scheme is first instance in the Hawaiian Islands where a cogen system has the capacity to generate up to 100% of a resort\u2019s energy needs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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