Hotels
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Saving energy for more than 1500 rooms
I. CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENT / PROJECT CONTEXT
Customer profile:
Palace Resorts inaugurated its first resort in Mexico's Cancun area, the Beach Palace, in 1985. The hotel was a novelty, not only because it offered luxurious, comfortable rooms in an unbeatable location, with views of Cancun's breathtaking beaches, but because it was a pioneer in the all inclusive concept: accommodations, dining, and gratuities all included in one rate.
Came the Cancun Palace in 1988 and the Sun Palace in 1992 all stretching along the well known Cancun hotel zone. After Palace Resorts built the Moon Palace (Nizuc Section) in 1996 and the Moon Palace (Sunrise Section) in 1998 which would later become the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort.
Customer objective and constraints:
The objective was to deliver the best level of comfort for the guest while reducing the energy consumption.
The hotel has around 1500 rooms. Those rooms are equiped with their own balcony and spa. Energy concumption is a critical issue.
II. SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation methodology (main phases):
The engineering team of Schneider Electric Mexico has worked with the two engineering firms SACMAG and H&B.The solutions has then be presented to management team of Palace Resorts.
To convince the hotelier of the benefit of an integrated solution, Schneider Electric has presented an evaluation of the energy savings.
This solution is now used on five of Palaces Resorts hotels.
Solution overview (services, products, systems, architectures...):
How did we estimate the energy savings (methodology, tools, ...)
The use of a key card holder in every room to manage the lighting and the air conditionning has a direct impact of the energy consumption when the guest is away from the room. Automatic detection of the windows status to control the ventilation not only allows to save energy it also allows to ensure to protect the room from humidity.
On around 1500 rooms, the total energy savings becomes quickly significant, especially when occupancy is low.
III. RESULTS / ACHIEVEMENT
Customer benefits:
Due to the size of the hotel, the automatization of the HVAC and lighting management allows to reduce the energy consumption.It is also a differentiating factor versus the competition as the hotel guest has a simple and userfriendly solution to manage the HVAC and the lighting.
Schneider Electric differentiating values VS competitors:
The extensive offer of Schneider Electric and the ability to integrate it into a single system was the key differentiation versus the competition.The solution combines efficient equipments with aesthetic products which are used by the guests.
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Solution breakdown
Main services:- Engineering services: Services
- Power Monitoring and Control systems & services
- Power factor correction business services
- Variable speed drive business services
- Measurment & control relays: Zelio Control
- Smart relays: Zelio Logic
- Plug-in relays: Zelio Relay
- Versatile modular wiring devices: Unica
- 13/18/24 modular enclosure: Pragma (New)
- Modular circuit-breakers up to 63A: C60
- Hardware: Continuum
- System management software: Continuum
- Building management system: Continuum
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