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A power plant boosts biodiversity. Does that really sound credible?

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Timur Hauck, geoecologist, produces conservation concepts for wind and photovoltaic projects at EnBW and coordinates them in conjunction with surveyors and authorities.

How come? To start with, such projects are generally built on agricultural land.

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What is different about a solar park?

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Is it even possible to objectively assess the impact of solar parks on the visual landscape?

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Are the measures for greater biodiversity the same for every solar park?

High yields Restricted
access
New habitats Preserving
land
Life under modules Sheep maintain
the land
Environmental construction supervision Paradise for bees Regional
seeds
Good soil Rare species
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What the business world refers to as a win-win situation simply means living in harmony in nature: The sheep keep the grass short enough to enable the so-called ground nesters to easily spot their enemies. The insects in the solar park live on the sheep dung. And the dry, poor soil keeps the claws of the sheep healthy, which are at a higher risk of endoparasites or liver flukes when the ground is moist.

If solar parks often improve the biodiversity of an area anyway, especially when adhering to the additional measures – does EnBW’s commitment still go beyond what is required by the authorities?

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What exactly does this voluntary commitment involve?

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People are generally not given access to solar parks. Does the possibility nonetheless exist to gain an insight?