Disneyland Paris is building a solar farm as big as 24 football fields
Disneyland Paris is constructing a giant solar power plant to fully decarbonise its energy supply.
The park is Europe’s number one private tourist destination and has welcomed more than 320 million visitors since its creation in 1992, hailing from across France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and many more.
Now, it is taking an important step towards an ecological transition.
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The resort includes two theme parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studio park, and due to its dimensions, is sometimes considered to be a town in itself. Additionally, the resort has a 27 hole golf course, seven hotels, two convention centres and a village with multiple shops. So, a huge amount of energy is needed to supply the park's consumption.
The new plant will cover 17 hectares with 67,500 solar panels, the equivalent to almost 24 football fields placed next to one another. The solar panels will produce clean energy to supply the resort’s current electricity consumption, and will also be used as parking to protect visitant cars from the sun, rain or snow.
This is an amazing project by such a well known family and feel good corporation. Their project managers have managed to utilise space and design resourcefully. So what would normally be a big open parking area can now provide parking and a truly clean electricity supply, maybe if you drive an electric you could even just plug yourself in!? A brilliant move for a company with ambitious plans regarding environmentalism and sustainability goals. A great example to raise awareness and encourage children to protect nature.
