A solar park the size of two football fields on the roof of Copenhagen’s Bella Center will soon cover a third of the venue’s power needs. The solar park will be the largest of its kind on Denmark’s island of Zealand.
Once all the solar cells are connected, the total capacity will be of 2.79 MW. This means that the solar cells will produce green energy equivalent to the annual power consumption of 537 Danish households of two adults and two children.
The solar cell park is part of the sustainability strategy of the Bellagroup, which owns Bella Center, which has undertaken a variety of initiatives to reduce energy consumption in the group’s hotels and venues. Earlier this year, the new Bella Arena received a certification for sustainable construction thus making it part of an international gold standard. The group is now ready for the next step and will start producing its own energy.
“It really seems an obvious choice to utilise the many flat roofs in big cities to create green energy, and there are not many buildings with such a large roof surface as ours. We are determined to work with sustainability and responsibility across all our hotels and venues as part of our responsible hospitality strategy. So, we are delighted to start utilising the roof’s potential to generate renewable energy for Bella Center and AC Hotel Bella Sky,” said Christian Folden Lund, CEO at Bellagroup.
The group says its in-house production of green electricity is projected to be equivalent to over a third of the centre’s power consumption in 2021.
“The climate footprint is an important parameter when our customers choose where their large international conferences take place. Copenhagen is already known as a green choice, and that is position we would like to reinforce,” said Folden Lund.
Bellagroup also plans to replace 5,500 light bulbs at the AC Hotel Bella Sky with LED lighting in 2023.
The new solar park will contribute to a reduction in Bellagroup’s CO2 emissions by more than 400 tonnes annually.
