EDICON Renewable Energy
MANY TECHNOLOGIES IN ONE
PHUKET GAZETTE NOV 7 2009
MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT SAVING ENERGY
Implementation of the first Sea Water Air Conditionning system (SWAC) at the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa. A system that
eliminates the use of potentially hazardous compounds that deplete the ozone layer (H.C.F.C.s) and designed to save up to 90 % of the hotel's electricity consumption for air conditioning or 2.5
million liters of fuel oil each year. All in all a saving of half a million dollars for a 80 units resort.
The slightly crazy idea of running the hotel's air-conditioning system on water
extracted from the depths of the sea was mentioned to Richard Bailey, the majority shareholder in the InterContinental Resort and Thalasso Spa Bora Bora, by a certain Marlon Brando. He owned the neighboring atoll of Tetiaroa, which he fell in love with in 1965 when filming "Mutiny on the Bounty". A fervent defender of the environment, the legendary actor had been following with great interest the first practical applications of this new technique in buildings in Hawaii.
The slightly crazy idea of running the hotel's air-conditioning system on water
extracted from the depths of the sea was mentioned to Richard Bailey, the majority shareholder in the InterContinental Resort and Thalasso Spa Bora Bora, by a certain Marlon Brando. He owned the neighboring atoll of Tetiaroa, which he fell in love with in 1965 when filming "Mutiny on the Bounty". A fervent defender of the environment, the legendary actor had been following with great interest the first practical applications of this new technique in buildings in Hawaii.
YouTube-Video
Air conditioning has fundamentally changed how people experience the world. When it's hot outside, walking into an air-conditioned house is like
walking into another season. Few pieces of technology have had such a striking effect on people's daily lives. Find out how air conditioners keep us cool. Credits: , HowStuffWorks
YouTube-Video
print version