Enhancing Renewable and Sustainable Energy Implementation in the Hospitality Industry
Abstract
Renewable energy is derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed.The study aimed to examine the practices of renewable and sustainable energy implementation to determine the effects of renewable and sustainable energy towards sustaining the hospitality industry in Nigeria.A quantitative method was adopted for this study.Two hundred (170) questionnaires were randomly distributed to the respondents and the researcher was able to retrieve 150. The respondents were staff drawn from the food and beverage department, maintenance, accounting and finance, front office, housekeeping, and management of each of the outlets visited. It was established in objective one by the majority of respondents who strongly agreed (58%) that compressed natural gas (CNG) can be adopted by shuttle services of the hospitality industry. There are significant challenges associated with the implementation of renewable and sustainable energy, despite the challenges of implementation, renewable and sustainable energy is key to the sustainability of hospitality industry.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Environmental Sustainability in Business
Energy Efficiency and Management
Sustainability and Innovation in Business
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series
- Pages
- 245–266
- Publication date
- 16 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter