In Transit Blog: A Caribbean Resort Goes Solar

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 12 April 2014 | 17.36

Blessed by year-round tropical sunshine, the Caribbean seems like a natural candidate for solar power.

To date, primarily only small properties have adopted it,  while larger hotels have used it on a more limited basis.

But with its installation of 2,602 solar panels with a 755-kilowatt capacity, the 317-room Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa on St. Maarten claims this crown: the largest solar resort in the Caribbean region.

The hotel began dabbling with solar power in 2007 when it used panels to heat its swimming pool. With the expansion of the project, it expects to channel six to eight hours of solar energy daily throughout the resort.

Company executives cited the abundance of sunshine on the Dutch Caribbean island and calculated a return on investment of four to five years, while saving 1.9 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

The panels, meanwhile, won't wreck the resort's ocean views; the devices are located on the roof.


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