CTO Assessment - European Commission

FREIBURG
Hotel Victoria
Hotel Victoria • Eisenbahnstrasse 54 • 79098 Freiburg • Germany
Tel: +49 761-207 34-0 • Fax: +49 761-207 34-444
E-mail: sleep@hotel-victoria.de • website: www.hotel-victoria.de
The Hotel Victoria in Freiburg, Germany
is a shining example of a successful private
renewable energy project. As a hotel,
it is a large energy user, consuming
210,000 kWh of electricity and 450,000
kWh of heat each year. This is enough energy
for 60 households and would supply
heat to 15 family homes.
The Hotel proprietors decided to combat
this by ever increasing the energy efficiency
of the hotel and to source 100% of it’s
energy from a wide range of renewable
sources.
Main aims and motivations
The objectives are to reduce energy dependency
and usage, to raise public awareness
and therefore propagate an ecological attitude
amongst the guests and to push for
prioritization of RES issues.
Project details
Hotel Victoria uses the most ecological
technology possible to minimize water, heat
and electricity consumption. For example,
all showers are water-saving and use 30%
less water than the average conventional
shower, toilets have a 6 litre capacity instead
of the previous 9 litres. The minibars
in the rooms are also 30% more efficient.
No foods with polluting packaging
are served in the hotel and food is sourced
locally where possible which avoids transportation
emissions and supports local
business. All waste is recycled and all cleaning
products are eco-friendly.
To source energy from renewables the hotel
has solar panels on the roof which provide
25% of the rooms with electricity. The
old heating system was replaced with a
wood-pellet system in 2002. The wood
comes from a guaranteed sustainable
source. The hotel has a share in the
Etterheim wind farm which provides
100,000 kWh per year.
Main Innovative Aspect
This project was implemented solely under
the impetus of the hotel owners due to their
concern for the environment and desire to
spread this concern to the public by running
their business in as ecological a way
as possible.
They are continually developing new methods
to extend their efforts, for example
the hotel provides a free public transport
pass to all guests for the duration of their
stay. The hotel also hires out bicycles.
Technology Achieved
PV systems
7.6 kWp
Thermal collectors 30 m 2
Domestic hot water
Thermal collectors 30 m 2
Domestic hot water
Small commercial 1.3 MW
Wind farms (