The Radisson Group is stepping up the deployment of charging solutions for electric vehicles. Committed toe-mobilitythe hotelier was already a partner ofAllegoThe aim is to equip all its hotels in Europe with appropriate charging stations by 2025. Last year saw the installation of the first ultra-fast recharging solution at the Radisson Blu in Frankfurt.
While the group now has 700 chargers installed in its establishments, Radisson intends to go faster and further by forming a new partnership, this time with PowerGo. The aim is to provide recharging solutions in around 300 hotels over the next few years. The partnership will take shape in mid-July with the installation of the first eight charging stations at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia in Oslo, available to hotel guests and visitors alike. " We determine whether AC chargers, fast chargers or a combination of the two are the most appropriate, in order to meet the needs of each hotel's charging infrastructure." explained Ivo van Dam, Chief Technology Officer at PowerGo.
With consumer demand for electric vehicles set to increase fourfold by 2025, Radisson aims to be "a leader in electric vehicles". at the forefront of promoting a green mobility mindset by facilitating responsible holidays" according to Inge Huijbrechts, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Security and Communications at the hotel group.
While Radisson is rolling out these solutions across Europe, the development of charging points is also spreading to France. One of the main players in the hotel industry, B&B Hotelslast year signed an agreement with Engie Vianeo - Engie's new brand dedicated to electric mobility - to see 20 % parking spaces of its establishments equipped with recharging stations by 2024.
Nearly 3,600 22 kW charge points are planned under the agreement. " In addition to slow charging, we are also equipping the B&B hotel car parks with 600 300 kW charging points. "said Didier Liautaud, Managing Director of Engie Vianeo. This deployment will be based in part on the DBT group's Keren terminals. In partnership with Engieelectricity from renewable sourcesThis chargepoint specialist will deliver an initial series of 500 chargepoints between July and the end of 2023.
Last year, a supplier such as Electra became a partner of AccorInvest, the owner of hundreds of hotels, most of them affiliated to Accor brands, in equipping numerous establishments with recharging solutions, other suppliers are interested in the hotel market. These include Dream Energy, which produces electricity from hydroelectric and photovoltaic power stations and supplies terminals.
A 100% subsidiary of Areta, a pioneering group in sustainable property, Dream Energy currently has more than 250 charging points in France, including around 50 in hotel car parks, notably Campanile, Kyriad and Ibis Styles, as well as some B&B hotels. By 2025, Dream Energy plans to go even further, with around a hundred hotels equipped with its solutions.
