RIU Hotels & Resorts _ Sustainability Report 2019

Sustainable Measures Energy saving

RIU uses efficient equipment to reduce the use of both electricity and fuel, consuming energy rationally, making better use of natural resources and helping reduce pollution.

Energy saving measures • LED and low energy lighting in hotels and RIU corporate offices. • Replacement of electrical appliances with high-efficiency appliances or ‘A’ class energy certification. • Implementation, whenever possible, of geothermal air conditioning systems to improve energy efficiency by 400%. • Replacement of diesel boilers with natural gas boilers that generate cleaner energy. • Automatic disconnection devices for air conditioning

HOTELRIUPLAZAESPAÑA

Riu Plaza España Hotel wins prize for its aerothermal energy project

The hotel received the award in the 5th edition of the Re Think Hotel Awards that acknowledge the best sustainability and rehabilitation projects in the Spanish hotel industry. The aerothermal energy project is a renewable energy system that uses clean technology with state- of-the-art heat pumps to provide hot water throughout the year. The process is simple: the appliance extracts energy from the air and transfers it to the water using a refrigerant gas to extract heat from the air and heat the water up to 90 ° C.

in rooms when guests open doors or windows, avoiding unnecessary energy use and losses. • Use of solar lighting in garden areas. • Timers programmed in parallel with sunlight hours. • Use of solar thermal energy for hot water systems.

Main benefits: • High energy efficiency. • Renewable energy, therefore sustainable. • Requires minimal maintenance as it works just like any other electrical appliance.

Energy use indicators Kilowatt hours per guest / night

21,84 kWh

22,80 kWh

• As there is no boiler, there is also no combustion, smoke or waste. • Contributes to Sustainable Development Goals 7,11 and 13.

2018

2019