In recent years, Disney has continued to
expand its renewable energy deployment and is committed to the next
environmental management milestone, hoping to significantly reduce carbon emissions
by 2020, reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to 2012. In
order to achieve the 2020 carbon reduction target, Disneyland in various
countries is also in full swing to build renewable energy facilities.
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland said it has begun to
build the largest photovoltaic power generation system in Hong Kong. The park
will install more than 4,500 solar panels on the roof of 14 buildings in the
resort, while the total area equal to a standard football field. The total
power generation will be expected to be as high as 1.86 million kWh, equivalent
to one year's electricity consumption of 564 three-person households.
The project has two periods and will be
completed by the end of December 2019. Among the eight buildings in the first
phase, the buildings with the largest number of solar panels installed in a
single location are the rooftops of the “small world” of amusement facilities,
with more than 1,190 solar panels. The second phase of the plan (September to
December) will be installed on the roof of six buildings in the resort,
including the construction of amusement facilities, with an additional
installation of more than 1,000 solar panels. It is expected that after the
completion of the project, one third of the electrical energy will be provided.
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Through this project, the generated
electricity will be directly transferred to the public power grid. It is
expected that Hong Kong Disneyland and solar panel supplier can share an
additional income of approximately HK$5 million per year. Hong Kong Disneyland
will use the funds to pay for project development costs, system maintenance and
other environmental projects.
The head of the Hong Kong Disneyland said
that the project uses a new wireless real-time monitoring system, through the
mobile phone program, each online solar panel can be independently monitored
on-line for maximum performance.
Shanghai Disney: Recycling waste heat for
heating and cooling
Shanghai Disneyland opened in 2015. The
park introduced distributed energy technology, turning waste heat into the
power and providing to fairy tale scenes and rides.
Providing energy for Shanghai Disneyland is
a natural gas “triple supply” energy station that is separated from the park by
a road. This 20,000 square meter building is a “comprehensive processing plant”
that uses pipe network systems and cables to provide electricity, steam and air
conditioning for use in the covered area.
Disney has four pipes of steam, cold air,
hot water and electricity from the energy station across the road. It uses part
of the waste heat from the power station to make steam for use in some electric
games that require compressed air. Another part of waste heat is used to heating
water, transport to the kitchen, hotel; and waste heat was used by the central
air conditioning using bromide technology to chemical reaction for cooling.
It is known that after the introduction of
distributed energy technology in Shanghai Disneyland, the energy utilization
rate will reach 80% or more, which is about 1 times higher than the traditional
model. At the same time, the “triple supply” energy station can save 20,000
tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 75,000 tons
per year.
Disneyland Paris: First wastewater
treatment and recycling system
With the idea of “renovating the water
equipment of the park directly with its smaller rainwater recycling system”,
Disneyland built a wastewater treatment and recycling system in the park in
2013, becoming the first installation park in Europe. The system produces 1,389
tons of reclaimed water per minute. Water will be used to clean streets,
waterways for recreational facilities, roadside plant irrigation and cooling
pools for power plants. The wastewater treatment plant has saved 1.1 million
cubic meters of water, equivalent to the annual water consumption of 7,384
households in France.
In 2017, Disneyland Paris used 2,000 meters
of underground geothermal energy to successfully provide energy for two theme
parks and restaurants, allowing the water temperature of lagoon up to 85 ° C.
It can produce 20GWh of energy per year with zero carbon, reducing the carbon
footprint of Paris Paradise.
In 2019, Disneyland Paris announced a
series of environmental protection initiatives that will replace plastic straws
with fully biodegradable paper straws, which are only available upon request by
customers. The store will stop offering free plastic bags and the main raw
material for sale will be recycled plastics Bags; many hotels in the park stop
providing small bottles of shower gel and shampoo in the bathroom of the room,
and use large bottles that can be filled multiple times.
Disneyland Paris also attaches great
importance to the development of solar projects. At present, it has proposed
plans to install solar panels in a park covering an area of about 22 square
kilometers. If the solar projects are completed on schedule, solar power can
also meet the increasing demand for electricity in Paris. After the expansion
of the park in 2002, the demand for electricity and natural gas increased by
16.7% and 28.1% respectively compared with 2001. With the arrival of the new
park in 2025, more power sources will be needed afterwards. The higher efficiency
of solar photovoltaic, the better the paradise will be.
Orlando Disney: Developing large-scale
solar installations
Opened in Florida in 1971, the Orlando
Disney Resort is the world's largest Disney resort and currently has four theme
parks – the Future World, the Animal Kingdom, the Hollywood Studios, and the
Magic Kingdom. The Walt Disney Company has reached an agreement with solar
energy company, Origis Energy USA, to build 50MW solar equipment at the Orlando
Disney Resort, which is expected to power two theme parks.
The solar facility will be built around the
animal kingdom, covering 270 acres and installing 518,000 pcs of solar panels.
It is expected to reduce emissions of 57,000 tons of greenhouse gases,
equivalent to 9,300 vehicles. The new solar power plant is also in line with
the construction of the Disney Animal Kingdom, the first park to protect
animals and protect the planet.
This equipment is not the first solar
photovoltaic facility in Disneyland, Florida. As early as April 2016, it had
built 5MW and about 48,000 solar panels in the future world theme park, which
is the largest Mickey pattern in earth surface. The development and
construction of this 50MW solar power station will further provide clean energy
for the Orlando Disneyland.
Tokyo Disney: Powered by roof solar panels
in the park
Tokyo Disneyland has seven themed areas
with 35 wonderful performances. The common feature is that “everything is
active and there is a lot of sound”. What makes it possible is the "electronic
sound action device" developed by Japan itself. Driven by such a device,
the total number of 2,000 or more puppets and animals in the park is enough to
achieve a real degree of sham.
The power of these electronic sound action
devices comes from the solar panels on the roof of the park. These devices also
supply power for the night light parade. Tokyo Disneyland has installed a total
of 600KW solar energy on the roof of 8 buildings.
It is worth mentioning that at the
beginning of the construction, Tokyo Disneyland has arranged more than 300,000
trees in the park. 24% (200,000 square meters) of the park is a tree planting
green.
Disneyland, California: laying more than
1,400 solar panels
In 2016, Disneyland, Calif., said it plans
to install solar panels on the roof of the campus buildings. Currently, the
park has used solar energy to supply electricity.
A total of more than 1,400 solar panels
have been installed at the Disneyland Park in California. The solar array
covers a total of 40,000 square feet and generates enough electricity to power
100 homes in the Anaheim area.
Editor: FGET solar
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