Sun-Powered Hospitality: Vertical Solar Façade Powers Zeal Hotels’ Net-Zero Vision at Exeter Science Park

Sun-Powered Hospitality: Vertical Solar Façade Powers Zeal Hotels’ Net-Zero Vision at Exeter Science Park

​Innovative 2,619-panel vertical solar façade forecast to offset more than 100% of hotel’s annual electricity use, saving £200,000 a year and delivering a ROI of just 18 months. SolarEdge DC-optimized inverter technology chosen to overcome inherent challenges in vertical solar arrays and meet enhanced safety requirements Zeal Hotels has opened the first in a planned series of net-zero hotels, designed to operate entirely on renewable energy. The

Vertical solar panel façade powers Zeal Hotels' net-zero hotel - Energy Sustainability Solutions

The 142-bedroom voco Zeal Exeter Science Park hotel is believed to be the first UK hotel to feature solar panels as cladding, with vertical solar arrays installed on three of its four exterior walls. This innovative solution is complemented by a smaller rooftop solar system, making the building almost completely encased in solar technology. Developed by Zeal Hotels in partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts and Valor Hospitality, the hotel has ach…

Vertical solar panels cover three walls of net zero hotel

The voco Zeal Exeter Science Park is a net zero carbon hotel with a number of unique features, not least a wrap-around vertical solar panel façade that is expected to produce more energy than the hotel needs. The voco Zeal has been developed by Zeal Hotels in partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts (who own brands such as Holiday Inn, InterContinental and Crowne Plaza) and Valor Hospitality. voco Zeal Exeter Science Park has installed vertical sol…