Acuña, Marcos2019-01-252005Acuña, M. (2005). Strategies For Introducing Biomass Combined Heat And Power (chp) Plant In The Ecuadorian Palm Oil Industry (Unpublished report). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/109543The main intention of this project is to discuss and recommend different issue-based strategies that would be applied to increase the use of alternative energy technologies in Ecuador’s Ecotourism Sector. Incentives and funding programs are examples of the solutions recommended by this project. Before presenting the mentioned strategies, this project describes technical and operational requirements, comparative costs, regulations, and potential of different alternative energy technologies. This project also identifies technical, economic, and organizational barriers that affect the wider use of alternative energies in ecotourism sector. Interviews with people from ecotourism sector and specialists in alternative energies were useful to identify barriers and propose solutions for overcoming them. The project also presents a number of benefits and advantages that could be gained by increasing the adoption of alternative energy technologies in this sector. A demonstration case to analyze the implications of substituting diesel generators by PV an Ecuadorian eco-lodge is presented in this project.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.report10.11575/PRISM/35802