Green Energy Supply for Sustainable Tourism Accommodation Center in Smart City

Abstract

The idea of sustainability means addressing current requirements without jeopardising future generations' capacity to meet their own. It is a guiding concept for building a world in which present and future generations may flourish. In the present era all the sectors are shifting towards sustainable development, including the tourism sector, which is another significant contributor towards country's economic development. This chapter deals with power generation using renewable energy for sustainability in tourist resorts and hotels. The adaptation of green energy or renewable energy by the government, businesses, and individuals is increasing for the transition to a more sustainable environment. This chapter is focused on the world heritage site ‘Nalanda', located near Rajgir, in the state of Bihar, which is a tourist destination and attracts a large number of tourists. Thus being a tourist destination, the hotels and resorts located nearby must adopt sustainable practices. Nowadays many tourists prefer those hotels and resorts that offer them a sustainable living. Bihar is a region with small hills, including the Rajgir hills in the centre, the Kaimur Range in the southwest, and the Shivalik Range in the north, which makes it suitable for wind turbine set up and the abundant availability of sunlight throughout the year makes it ideal for setting up of PV. A power plant is being developed in a village called Kulin the Nalanda district, using HOMER Pro software taking wind and solar as the sources for generation of electricity which can be supplied there through grid to the resorts and hotels.