Working together for the energy of tomorrow
EnBW aims to ensure that around half of its generation portfolio will be comprised of renewable energies by 2025. Alongside onshore and offshore wind energy, photovoltaics has now become the third main pillar of the company’s expansion strategy: Until 2025 EnBW will therefore systematically drive forward the expansion of solar energy - primarily in Germany - but also in selected international markets.
Solar energy is often the first choice for citizens, local authorities and companies for generating their own renewable energy. We support them with drive and enthusiasm, through innovative products in partnership and also by enabling them to participate in our power plants.
EnBW solar parks: Harvesting sun for the region
EnBW has been constructing and operating solar parks across Germany since 2008 and has always found success in the previous rounds of auctions held by the German Federal Network Agency. Furthermore, we also develop major projects without any funding. The Weesow-Willmersdorf solar park, the largest solar park to date in Germany, will be gradually placed into operation by the end of 2020. Construction of the next two major projects that are also located in Brandenburg will start in parallel at the start of 2021 – the “Gottesgabe” solar park and the “Alttrebbin” solar park. With a total output of around 500 MW from these two parks, EnBW can make an important contribution to the achievement of the climate targets in Germany in one fell swoop.
Always with an eye to the environment
We always keep a close eye on the environment during all phases of the realisation of our projects so that any impact they have on people and nature is kept to a minimum. Solar parks even provide nature with the opportunity to regenerate and help to enhance biodiversity: hedges can be used as natural screens to hide the solar park from view and provide additional habitats for wildlife, while the site can also be used as grazing land and for beekeeping. After the project has ended, the solar park will be completely dismantled and the land will be free to use again.
A win for biodiversity
When solar parks are planned well, not only people benefit, but also nature. Besides environmentally friendly power generation, solar parks provide protected habitats for flora and fauna and play a role in species conservation. Grazing or beekeeping on the land is possible. At the end of the project period, the solar park is then completely dismantled and the area can be freely used again.
Gottesgabe
Gottesgabe solar park
- Commissioning date: March 2022
- Area: 122 hectares
- Modules: 350,000 crystalline modules
- Installed capacity: approx. 153 MWp
- Carbon emissions avoided each year: approx. 97,000 metric tons
- Interesting fact: It is part of a solar cluster of large-scale PV projects together with Weesow-Willmersdorf solar park and the Alttrebbin solar project.
Alttrebbin
Alttrebbin solar park
- Commissioning date: March 2022
- Area: 125 hectares
- Modules: 345,000 crystalline modules
- Installed capacity: approx. 150 MWp
- Carbon emissions avoided each year: approx. 96,000 metric tons
- Interesting fact: It is part of a solar cluster of large-scale PV projects together with Weesow-Willmersdorf solar park and the Gottesgabe solar project.
Weesow-Willmersdorf
Weesow-Willmersdorf solar park
- Commissioning date: 2020
- Area: 209 hectares
- Modules: 465,000 crystalline modules
- Installed capacity: approx. 187 MWp
- Carbon emissions avoided each year: approx. 129,000 metric tons
- Interesting fact: It is currently Germany’s biggest solar park and the first large-scale PV project to be built without funding under the Renewable Energies Act (EEG).
Görlsdorf
Görlsdorf solar park
- Commissioning date: expected to be in 2025
- Area: 91 hectares
- Special feature: A new wildlife corridor is being created.
- Installed capacity: approx. 89 MWp
- Carbon emissions avoided each year: approx. 76,000 metric tons
- Interesting fact: The site was affected by the Battle of the Seelow Heights in April 1945, which meant that it had to be cleared of unexploded ordnance before building work could begin.
Langenenslingen-Wilflingen
Langenenslingen-Wilflingen solar park
- Commissioning date: expected to be in 2025
- Area: 80 hectares
- Modules: 146,000 crystalline modules
- Installed capacity: approx. 80 MWp
- Carbon emissions avoided each year: approx. 54,500 metric tons
- Interesting fact: It is the first large-scale PV project in Baden-Württemberg.
Gundelsheim
Gundelsheim combined project
- Commissioning date: expected to be in 2024
- Area: 64 hectares
- Special feature: It is being built in combination with two wind turbines.
- Installed capacity: approx. 62 MWp
- Carbon emissions avoided each year: approx. 56,700 metric tons
- Interesting fact: It is the first large-scale PV project to be built in combination with two wind turbines at Gundelsheim wind farm.