Sending Emissions on Holiday
Am 18. und 19. Juli 2019 besuchte Vassilis Sakas von der Deutsch-Griechischen Industrie- und Handelskammer Energy Scouts auf der Mittelmeerinsel Kreta. Die jungen Angestellten aus der Tourismusbranche berichteten ihm von Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten beim Energiesparen in ihren Hotels und Ressorts. Im Mai hatten sie auf einer viertägigen Schulung des EUKI-Projekts Young Energy Europe gelernt, Energieeffizienzpotentiale zu finden und zu nutzen.
During Mr Sakas’ visit, they shared their ideas. The maintenance technicians, Evengelos Kambourakis and Charalambos Xenakis from the SRESORTS Hotel Group, for example, are investigating how to generate energy in the hotel’s sewage treatment plants. Other energy scouts are planning to reuse waste products and reduce use of synthetic materials such as plastic.
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Training in Heraklion
The Energy Scouts learned the basics for their projects at a training session in May. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Heraklion trained 25 young employees from various sectors. They received an introduction to topics such as corporate climate protection, resource efficiency and corporate mobility. At the same time, they learned practical skills, such as how to use measuring instruments and how to communicate project proposals internally within their own company. Based on the knowledge gained, the Energy Scouts will prepare further proposals for future projects by the end of September.
Work at the hotels and resorts is in full swing during the holiday season. While many people are currently relaxing, CO2 emissions do not take a break. This is reason enough to at least make the holiday resorts as energy-efficient and environmentally friendly as possible. The work of the Energy Scouts of the Young Energy Europe Project run by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) is helping ensure that Crete continues to be a popular tourist destination.