A LUXURY hotel on Anglesey has built its own £500,000 biomass plant to slash its energy bills and safeguard jobs.
Welsh Government Minister for Business Edwina Hart switched on the boiler at Tre-Ysgawen Hall Country House Hotel and Spa, at Capel Coch, near Llangefni, on Tuesday.
She said: “This investment will secure the long term sustainable future of the hotel, ensure it remains highly competitive and also safeguard jobs.”
Mrs Hart said the plant was “particulary fitting” in light of the Energy Island project and Anglesey’s Enterprise Zone status.
She added: “Tre-Ysgawen is setting an example of how investment in low carbon technology can bring real economic benefits.”
The 600kW renewable energy system, which is powered by wood chip, will completely cancel out the four star hotel’s £90,000 annual oil bill, and will help safeguard 80 jobs.
Tre-Ysgawen Hall Hotel chief executive Neil Rowlands said the plant would cost £40,000 a year to run.
He added: “It was becoming increasing painful to watch as the price of oil continued to rise all the time and it was essential to regain more control of the hotel’s energy costs.
Running costs will be met under a subsidy by the UK Government’s renewable heat incentive scheme for the next 20 years.
Mr Rowlands said: “I hope that Tre-Ysgawen is now recognised as a trail blazer within the hospitality industry for taking this big leap in green technology.”
Carbon Control Ltd managing director Andrew Fletcher oversaw the year long biomass project.
He said: “What we are very excited about and keen to happen as a result of this project is for other big energy users in the area to be able to see this project working and see how it can work for them.”
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