Thanks to a highly innovative decentralized solution, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt in Germany is now able to generate its own energy. This achievement makes it the first hotel in Europe with a hydrogen fuel cell of industrial size, and the unique installation of the fuel cell technology is the first of its size in a hotel.

Think Planet commitment is the driving force behind the introduction of fuel cell technology to the Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt. The installed fuel cell has a huge advantage over conventional power generation systems – generating electricity and heat in a non-combustion process, which is virtually absent of pollutants such as nitrous oxide or fine dust particles.

Innovative energy solutions, including fuel cells, can supply added value for hotels – significantly lowering energy costs and dramatically increasing environmental friendliness (up to the point of being carbon neutral). The effects of the technology – plus the subsidy from the combined-heat-and-power legislation – create energy cost savings of approximately €60,000 in the first year of the commissioning of the plant.