Disney Green Renovation: Significantly Reduce Carbon Emissions by 2020

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. .

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