
Latest Technology for Better Energy Saving
The Kimberley Hotel is located in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, offering well-appointed accommodation and outstanding catering services. The hotel has adopted new technology to reduce energy costs and support environmental protection. Its efforts have been recognised by the Bronze Award of CLP GREENPLUS Award 2016 in the category of Industrial & Commercial Property Management.
The Kimberley Hotel invited CLP to provide energy audit to explore energy saving alternatives. With adopting the suggestions by CLP, the Kimberley Hotel reduced HK$1.1 million per year by replacing its traditional diesel water heater with two high-performance electric heat pumps. As for air conditioning, the management also accepted CLP’s recommendations to install an oil-free centrifugal chiller that reduced the noise from air conditioning system and energy consumption of 600,000 units of electricity. The Kimberley Hotel is one of the first in Hong Kong to adopt oil-free centrifugal chillers, making it an energy-saving pioneer in the hospitality industry.

The hotel management is proactively considering CLP's ’Meter Online‘ service, for the ‘9-Day Consumption Forecast’ function which provides the latest load profile data. The hotel will be in a better position to manage their energy consumption and demand reduction initiatives so that they achieve better energy efficiency. ‘We hope to enhance cost effectiveness by proactively analysing energy consumption and using appropriate energy-saving equipment,’ said Mr. Hon, Chief Engineer of the hotel.
Ms. Hui, General Manager of the hotel, “Our management satisfies with the result of energy saving and appreciate for CLP’s support and CLP Engineering’s technical proposal. We also promote the idea of energy saving to our stakeholders. Our tenant ‘Chuan Xi Restaurant’ has discovered the advantages of electric cooking equipment and converted to an all-electric kitchen itself. Our employees are encouraged to participate in CLP's energy-saving workshops and the ‘Power Your Love’ programme, so that we all come together for a greener environment.”