West Indies Resort to Offer Carbon-Free Vacation

by 07/25/07 2 Comments

LA TANTE, GRENADA, WEST INDIES – The recently opened Paradise Bay Resort and Spa in Grenada, Eastern Caribbean, is the first resort in the world with a utility grade windmill, producing more energy than the resort needs. The windmill, installed in March 2007, is still waiting for the local electricity company to interconnect and take the excess energy. The resort will then thus be better than zero carbon, considering car, bus and truck usage and fuel operated equipment.

To take a leap forward – and set an example – the resort will buy carbon certificates to compensate the CO2 emission for guest’s flights, as well as the transport on the islands. Guests do not need to sign in for this or pay extra as it is an automatic, externally audited program valid for all guests. The prices of the resort are not increased because of this.

“We expect the extra costs for this Carbon Free Vacation approach will be compensated by higher guest loyalty,” said Paradise Bay Resort and Spa Owner James Post.

The implementation date depends greatly on the interconnection date to the electricity network, but will definitely be before the end of 2007.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.


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