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The world's first net-zero emission McDonald's opens at Florida's Walt Disney World Resort, with solar panels to provide as much energy as it uses annually.
McDonald's has completed construction on a first-of-its-kind restaurant designed to create enough renewable energy on-site to cover 100% of its energy needs on a net annual basis.
Hailed as a “ global flagship restaurant ,” according to James S Murray in BusinessGreen , the new site at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, is set to act as a learning center where McDonald's will test solutions to reduce energy and water use while works to reduce emissions from its operations around the world.
Located on Buena Vista Drive near the All-Star Chile Mobile Number List Resorts, the newly remodeled restaurant is now open for takeout, Drive Thru, and delivery service with social distancing measures.
The restaurant has a solar panel roof, with photovoltaic glass modules integrated throughout the building, and solar lights on the exterior of the property.
Meanwhile, an automated power system and passively ventilated dining room circulate air and regulate temperature, without the need for energy-intensive cooling systems.
A number of interactive and family-friendly elements have also been installed that aim to educate customers about the restaurant's sustainable design, such as stationary bicycles that generate electricity and illuminate the McDonald's Golden Arches and board games that teach children and adults about renewable energy.
These unprecedented times have only increased the importance of innovation that fosters long-term safety and sustainability. While health and safety in our restaurants is our top priority, we must also remain focused on creating positive change for our communities and the planet.
This restaurant marks an important step in McDonald's journey to reduce our carbon footprint and identify meaningful solutions in the fight against climate change.
Marion Gross, director of supply chain for North America.
McDonald's said it will now seek zero-energy certification for the site from the International Future of Living Institute, while the restaurant's data will be used to inform the company's global sustainability efforts.
The project supports McDonald's efforts to meet the science-based goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its restaurants and offices by 36% by 2030 compared to the 2015 baseline year.
The net-zero emission restaurant designed by McDonald's is an impressive achievement for the quick-service restaurant industry. Investments and innovations like these, made by companies like McDonald's, truly engage consumers to expand the understanding and reach of renewable energy and its critical role in combating climate change.
Miranda Ballentine, General Director of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA).
The opening of the new restaurant follows McDonald's investment in 2019 in two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) that are intended to significantly expand the amount of renewable energy available at its U.S. locations.
Once online, the energy generated by the projects supported through the contracts will be equivalent to that used by more than 2,500 restaurants, saving approximately 700,000 metric tons of CO²e emissions each year.
McDonald's has completed construction on a first-of-its-kind restaurant designed to create enough renewable energy on-site to cover 100% of its energy needs on a net annual basis.
Hailed as a “ global flagship restaurant ,” according to James S Murray in BusinessGreen , the new site at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, is set to act as a learning center where McDonald's will test solutions to reduce energy and water use while works to reduce emissions from its operations around the world.
Located on Buena Vista Drive near the All-Star Chile Mobile Number List Resorts, the newly remodeled restaurant is now open for takeout, Drive Thru, and delivery service with social distancing measures.
The restaurant has a solar panel roof, with photovoltaic glass modules integrated throughout the building, and solar lights on the exterior of the property.
Meanwhile, an automated power system and passively ventilated dining room circulate air and regulate temperature, without the need for energy-intensive cooling systems.
A number of interactive and family-friendly elements have also been installed that aim to educate customers about the restaurant's sustainable design, such as stationary bicycles that generate electricity and illuminate the McDonald's Golden Arches and board games that teach children and adults about renewable energy.
These unprecedented times have only increased the importance of innovation that fosters long-term safety and sustainability. While health and safety in our restaurants is our top priority, we must also remain focused on creating positive change for our communities and the planet.
This restaurant marks an important step in McDonald's journey to reduce our carbon footprint and identify meaningful solutions in the fight against climate change.
Marion Gross, director of supply chain for North America.
McDonald's said it will now seek zero-energy certification for the site from the International Future of Living Institute, while the restaurant's data will be used to inform the company's global sustainability efforts.
The project supports McDonald's efforts to meet the science-based goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its restaurants and offices by 36% by 2030 compared to the 2015 baseline year.
The net-zero emission restaurant designed by McDonald's is an impressive achievement for the quick-service restaurant industry. Investments and innovations like these, made by companies like McDonald's, truly engage consumers to expand the understanding and reach of renewable energy and its critical role in combating climate change.
Miranda Ballentine, General Director of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA).
The opening of the new restaurant follows McDonald's investment in 2019 in two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) that are intended to significantly expand the amount of renewable energy available at its U.S. locations.
Once online, the energy generated by the projects supported through the contracts will be equivalent to that used by more than 2,500 restaurants, saving approximately 700,000 metric tons of CO²e emissions each year.