Mickey Mouse Solar Panels

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Mickey mouse solar panels.

The mickey mouse forest was completed in 1992 and consists of 60 000 trees as part of a reforestation program started by disney. The farm s 48 000 solar panels will not just help meet walt disney world resort s energy requirements but also those of the surrounding hotels that house the park s visitors. Cleverly designed to resemble the familiar not so hidden mickey the massive solar farm that is located near epcot is clearly visible from space. It s just off the east shoulder of world drive near.

But not only is the new 50 megawatt farm considerably larger and more powerful the panels move to follow the sun. The five megawatt solar farm is being called the walt disney world solar facility. Guests entering epcot pass by the solar panels via world drive. This solar project isn t just is a technological marvel it s also probably the most creative.

Disney continues to find ways to provide clean energy to its parks and resorts and. In 2016 famous mickey mouse shaped panels went up near epcot. It is visible from the air as a giant mickey mouse shape. Disney unveiled their 48 000 panel solar energy field near epcot tuesday which is organised in the shape of the entertainment company s most iconic charact.

The 48 000 solar panels are shaped in the form of mickey mouse s head. This video taken from above reveals what s not visible on the ground a 22 acre solar farm in the shape of mickey mouse at walt disney world resort in orlando florida. Is leading the solar boom with an expected 5 6 gw of new panels to be installed this year.