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With support from the REAL project team, Rotherhithe
Youth Hostel became the first hostel in London to be fitted
with solar panels, asserting its place as a leading light
for renewable energy in the capital.
YHA Rotherhithe’s 1.8kWp grid-connected photovoltaic
(PV) system will generate electricity from daylight for use
in the Hostel, with any surplus being sold to the National
Grid. The 12m2 solar hot water (SHW) system will provide hot
water to the Hostel’s showers and taps.
REAL and the Youth Hostel Association (YHA) are committed
to involving local community groups and visitors in the project.
To this end, the REAL project team has worked with the YHA
to produce a colourful display for the Hostel foyer, and community
groups are invited to the Hostel to learn more about sustainable
energy, where trained staff members are at hand to answer
any questions. With over 78,000 guest nights a year and a
stream of visiting community groups, the hostel is proving
instrumental in promoting the benefits of sustainable energy.
Keen to broadcast the benefits of this green development
as widely as possible, the REAL project team and the YHA have
worked with local, London-wide and national media to publicise
their success story.
To find out more or to discuss becoming involved
in REAL, email Susan
Gleeson at CEN, or call her on 020 8683 6614..
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