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Energy management in the South African hotel industry
Author(s)
Fouejio-Tsobze, Brice
Date Issued
2010
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
In recent years, the South African hotel industry has experienced increasing demand for hotel's
services. At the same time, mounting costs of energy affects energy performance and public
image. Energy management is a new approach to address those widespread problems. This
study aimed to suggest good management practices and develop a "self-help" approach, to
reduce the demand and costs of energy for the South Africa hotel industry. This is expected to
result in monetary savings and conservation of energy resources. This has been done by
conducting survey within seven selected hotels in Cape Town, metropolitan of South Africa.
In addition, through the "self-help" guide, approaches to energy management system are also
described, showing the ways for hotels to achieve better energy performance. Potentials for
savings from good housekeeping are estimated to 10 - 15%. The "self-help" guide is
recommended to be improved through implementation in pilot hotels; and the proposal set of
benchmarks need to be different for hotels in different provinces of South Africa considering the
differences in climate conditions.
The result of this study range from presenting the energy conservation awareness, barriers,
method of conservation, financial and institution mechanisms, policy measures, status of energy
use and propose strategy to develop a "Self-help" guide for energy management in South
African Hotel industry. It has been found that energy monitoring has been done in the South
African Cape Town hotels. From the total energy consumed by this industry, electricity accounts
80% of it of which air conditioning takes the biggest share (about 50%) and the remaining for
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), diesel and others fuels. In addition, through the "self-help" guide, approaches to energy management system are also
described, showing the ways for hotels to achieve better energy performance. Potentials for
savings from good housekeeping are estimated to 10 - 15%. The "self-help" guide is
recommended to be improved through implementation in pilot hotels; and the proposal set of
benchmarks need to be different for hotels in different provinces of South Africa considering the
differences in climate conditions.
services. At the same time, mounting costs of energy affects energy performance and public
image. Energy management is a new approach to address those widespread problems. This
study aimed to suggest good management practices and develop a "self-help" approach, to
reduce the demand and costs of energy for the South Africa hotel industry. This is expected to
result in monetary savings and conservation of energy resources. This has been done by
conducting survey within seven selected hotels in Cape Town, metropolitan of South Africa.
In addition, through the "self-help" guide, approaches to energy management system are also
described, showing the ways for hotels to achieve better energy performance. Potentials for
savings from good housekeeping are estimated to 10 - 15%. The "self-help" guide is
recommended to be improved through implementation in pilot hotels; and the proposal set of
benchmarks need to be different for hotels in different provinces of South Africa considering the
differences in climate conditions.
The result of this study range from presenting the energy conservation awareness, barriers,
method of conservation, financial and institution mechanisms, policy measures, status of energy
use and propose strategy to develop a "Self-help" guide for energy management in South
African Hotel industry. It has been found that energy monitoring has been done in the South
African Cape Town hotels. From the total energy consumed by this industry, electricity accounts
80% of it of which air conditioning takes the biggest share (about 50%) and the remaining for
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), diesel and others fuels. In addition, through the "self-help" guide, approaches to energy management system are also
described, showing the ways for hotels to achieve better energy performance. Potentials for
savings from good housekeeping are estimated to 10 - 15%. The "self-help" guide is
recommended to be improved through implementation in pilot hotels; and the proposal set of
benchmarks need to be different for hotels in different provinces of South Africa considering the
differences in climate conditions.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Electrical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010.
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