The Tenerife Energy Agency, AIET, in collaboration with ASHOTEL, Association of Hoteliers of Tenerife, and with the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies, ITER, is promoting the HOTEL-FV initiative.

The HOTEL-FV initiative aims to provide the hotel companies with a tool to make the roof’s surface of its establishment profitable by installing a photovoltaic generation system. Through such initiatives, the Agency fulfils its objectives that include the promotion of new energy technologies’ development as well as the guidance for companies on how to improve energy efficiency in their processes and facilities.

To carry out this initiative, AIET has two institutions that have a direct involvement in it and also join its management board. On the one hand, ITER that has a wide experience in the promotion, sale and production of renewable energy and is responsible for almost 50% of installed photovoltaic capacity in the Canary Islands and, on the other hand, ASHOTEL for the important work developed in the hotel sector of Tenerife since its founding.

This initiative provides an opportunity for resorts in Tenerife to commit to the improvement of the energy scenery of Tenerife by promoting zero CO₂ emission energy generation systems, obtaining other benefits for its business as:

• Show its clients an environmental friendly image of its hotel 
•  Answer the increasingly stringent demands of Tour Operators and customers regarding the environmental commitments in the tourism industry
• Obtain benefits that will improve the profitability of its business 

  The resorts will have to evaluate both business lines arising from the initiative and express their interest in participating in them.

  
  Lines of business: 

  • Turnkey PV sale system
  • Roof rental bringing a monthly rent

  Choosing the turnkey method gives high profitability, investing in a safe and stable business as well as bringing the opportunity to benefit from interesting tax-deductible and tax compensations which make this alternative much more attractive. In the rental-basis method, the resort will receive constant and predictable incomes during a period at least of 25 years, without having to worry about investment costs, management and maintenance costs.  

  Within the frame of this initiative, ITER´s PV department technicians will offer all the information requested about these business lines and will carry out an adapted report for each resort that will provide a viability approximation of the project and the benefits that can be obtained.

  To participate in this initiative please contact the Tenerife Energy Agency by email to the address agenergia@agenergia.org or by phone: 922747732/34