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Whitbread, which is behind the Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn hotel brands, has started construction of an all-electric venue in Swindon.
The five-storey, 195-bedroom hotel is the first Premier Inn to be designed without a connection to a natural gas supply.
Instead, it will be fully heated and powered by grid energy generated from renewable sources and by on-site photovoltaic (PV) cells.
A suite of energy and heat recovery systems, including air-source heat pumps and a water-heating technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will also be included.
Alex Flach, UK development director at Whitbread, said: “If we are to achieve our target of becoming a Net Zero business by 2040, we need to find a replacement for natural gas across our estate.
“This is a considerable challenge as we rely on natural gas to heat water in our network of hotels and power many of our restaurant kitchens across the country.
“The new all-electric Premier Inn is designed to give us everything we need to run an operationally successful hotel. A combination of a thermally efficient building and on-site energy recovering and generating systems has given us the confidence to remove fossil fuels from the new Premier Inn.”
Councillor David Renard, leader of Swindon Borough Council, added: “Our town has a proud history of innovation so I am delighted Whitbread has chosen Swindon as the first place in which to build its first all-electric hotel.
“The redevelopment of this brownfield site is a welcome boost for our town centre economy, bringing new jobs and investment into the local area.
“The fact it will be built to the highest construction standards and be fully heated and powered by grid energy generated from renewable sources, and by on-site solar panels, is fantastic news as it fits in with the council's own Net Zero ambitions and shows how businesses can play their part in the collective effort to tackle climate change.”
Approximately 45 full-time equivalent jobs are anticipated to be created at the hotel on opening.
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