October 19, 2005—The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, became the first hotel in the world to install UTC Power’s PureComfort240 power solution to conserve energy and protect the environment, says United Technology Corp.
UTC Power, a company of United Technologies Corp., is a leading manufacturer of clean, energy-efficient combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems and fuel cell power plants.
The PureComfort power solution will provide the 336-room hotel with 240kW of electricity and 120 tons of cooling year round, with 80 percent efficiency, says UTC. The advanced CCHP system emits 40 percent less carbon dioxide a year than conventional systems—a benefit equal to planting 150 acres of forest. It also emits 90 percent less nitrogen oxide a year—the equivalent of removing 250 cars from the road within the same time period.
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