Solar Canopies

The Royal Caribbean cruise terminal at Pier 10 is the first cruise terminal to generate 100 percent of its needed energy from on-site solar panels. This makes the terminal, which is being used by the company’s Royal Caribbean International brand, the first LEED Zero Energy facility in the world.

The terminal, which opened at the Port of Galveston in November 2022, also will be the first in Texas to achieve LEED Gold certification.

The terminal relies on 30,000 square feet of on-site photovoltaic solar panels, enabling the facility’s self-sufficient energy usage. Any remaining energy not used by the terminal will be sent to the local power grid. Carbon emissions are being offset through the purchase of carbon credits.

In developing the new terminal, Royal Caribbean Group approached design strategies that aligned with its holistic environmental goals, its focus to advance the development of sustainable infrastructure and its decarbonization strategy — Destination Net Zero.

The Galveston terminal marks the cruise company’s fourth LEED-certified facility and its first Gold certified. Previous projects include Terminal A at PortMiami; the Springfield, Oregon campus; and the Innovation Lab at Royal Caribbean Group’s corporate headquarters in Miami.