PRELIMINARY ENERGY
ACTION PLAN
Meeting in Chania 19-21/5/2010
MUNICIPALITY OF NEA KYDONIA –
CRETE
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INCUBATOR OF NEW
ENTERPRISES OF CHANIA
 Municipality of Nea Kydonia is located west of
Chania, in an area of 2150 hectares.
 It has a population of 7500 inhabitants and
approximately 18000 beds in hotels of all
categories.
 The estimated energy consumption in the hotels
in this municipality is 35.758 KWh during 2009
and the CO2 emissions due to energy use are
28.606 tn CO2.
The distribution of energy per hotel sector is
presented below:
Distribution per sector of energy used in hotels
in Nea Kydonia
%
KWh
Hot water
production
23
8.224.340
Space cooling
34
12.157.720
Kitchen
19
6.794.020
Lighting
8
2.860.640
Others
16
5.721.280
TOTAL
100
35.758.000
The Energy saving potential in the hotels
includes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Proper insulation of the building
Replacing old bulbs with new more efficient
Improving power ratio (cos φ)
Install ceiling fans in the rooms
Install automatic energy control in the rooms
Regular maintenance of heating and cooling
system
The Renewable energies’ potential in the
hotels includes:
1. Hot water production with solar thermal
systems
2. Space and water heating with solid biomass
3. Use of PV systems
4. Use of goethermal heat pumps with high
C.O.P.
The energy savings in hotels of Nea
Kydonia due to various measures include:
a) Installation of solar thermal systems for hot water
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
production, particularly in summer operating hotels
Replacing old bulbs with new energy efficient
Installation of automatic power control in each room
Use of heat pumps with high C.O.P. Currently air to air
heat pumps are broadly used with C.O.P. = 2
Proper insulation of the buildings (roof and walls) and
replacing old windows with new with double glazing
Installation of ceiling fans in the rooms
Use of PV systems for power generation in the case of
attractive feed in tarrifs
Estimated energy saving potential in hotels
in Nea Kydonia
SECTOR
POWER
CONSUMED
ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL
KWh
%
KWh
Hot water
production
8.224.340
30
2.467.302
Space cooling
12.157.720
20
2.431.544
Kitchen
6.794.020
15
1.019.103
Lighting
2.860.640
30
858.192
Others
5.721.280
10
572.128
TOTAL
35.758.000
20,55
7.348.269
FORECAST OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND
CO2 EMISSIONS IN HOTELS IN NEA KYDONIA
FOR 2020
2009
2020
%
Number of beds in Nea Kydonia
17.879
25.746
+44
Number of beds in Crete
146.955
211.615
+44
Energy consumption per bed
[KWh / bed · year]
2.000
1.589
-20,55
CO2 emissions per bed
[tn / bed · year]
1,6
1,27
-20,55
Energy consumption in hotels in 35.758.000
municipality of Nea Kydonia
[KWh]
40.910.394
+14,41
CO2 emissions from hotels in
municipality of Nea Kydonia [tn]
32.697
+14,30
28.606
Financial Incentives
 The municipality can inform and facilitate any possible
investor about financial opportunities
Legal Tools
a) Make obligatory the energy performance certificate for
tourism enterprises if they want to have an operation
license.
b) Facilitate procedures for energy efficient construction
c)A member of the municipality council will be responsible
for energy issues in collaboration with a staff member
like an engineer of the municipality
Communication - Information

The communication plan in municipality of
Nea Kydonia will include:
a) Participation in the organization of
seminars with various specialized
structures of the private sector, which will
be focused in the hotel owners and the staff
of tourist enterprises.
b) Co-organization of an info day about energy
saving and application of renewables in
tourism sector, together with other
municipalities in the prefecture of Chania
and the local Universities and Research
Institutes.
Communication - Information
c) Organization of yearly campaigns
1. In the primary and secondary schools in the
municipality
2. In various hotels of the municipality during
the summer period
d) Creation of a section in the web portal of the
municipality, regarding the possibilities and the
opportunities for applications of cost effective
energy investments in hotels and other
enterprises in tourism sector.
Creation of an advising and support
structure
 Municipality of Nea Kydonia can participate in a
support structure which will be created with
other municipalities in a cooperative form.
Thank you for your kind
attention