Our expertise

Implementing customised solar projects. Comprehensively and sustainably.

The future market for renewable energies is characterised by constant change – and thus presents its players with ever new challenges. As an experienced and renowned photovoltaic specialist, we ensure the success of complex solar power projects. We offer a wide range of services covering the development, consulting, planning, construction and operation of solar power plants as well as trading in solar energy. In short: we take care of the entire life cycle of your plant. Our manufacturer-independent and cross-trade services are naturally tailored to your individual objectives and requirements.

Development

We develop projects: from initial contact with landowners to applying for and fulfilling all official requirements leading to a building permit for the photovoltaic system. Our own civil engineers and landscape architects with many years of experience ensure a professional process by communicating with regional municipalities and authorities on an equal footing. But even if you are interested in selling your solar project, we purchase project rights at any stage of development.

  • Land acquisition and securing
  • Securing grid connection points
  • Management of approval procedures
  • Purchase of project rights

Planning

We plan: With a total connected capacity of 4,727 MW in Germany, Europe, Asia and other continents, as well as over 3,532 MW of solar power plants in our own portfolio, we offer a wide range of expertise. Our qualified engineers and certified project managers take on tailor-made planning tasks.

  • Preliminary planning
  • Approval planning
  • Implementation planning
  • Tendering/comparison of offers
  • Contract drafting

Construction

We implement everything from professional installation documentation and site preparation to route construction, smooth construction coordination and quality control, right through to the completion of the plant in accordance with the plans, together with our sister companies pvwerk, Sonnen Tiefbau and partners. ENERPARC guarantees the professional project management and control that large investments in demanding projects require. Our network of renowned partners and our practical experience in various countries also contribute to this.

  • Installation and execution documentation
  • Site preparation and route construction
  • Specialised construction management and supervision
  • Logistics coordination
  • Installation and commissioning
  • Project management and documentation

Operation

We operate: Optimal yields and maximum returns require trouble-free plant operation – ENERPARC creates the conditions for this. Integrated after-sales service, technical operations management, central plant monitoring, regular maintenance service and rapid on-site troubleshooting: our customers can choose between different service concepts to suit their needs.

  • Operational management and monitoring
  • Remote monitoring of operating data
  • Reporting
  • Optimisation of plant operation
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting by ENERPARC Service GmbH

Investment

We invest in our own portfolio of solar power plants, covering the entire value chain. ENERPARC currently has around 500 solar power plants with a capacity of 3,532 MW in its own portfolio – developed, built and managed in-house. ENERPARC participates in EEG tenders, invests in solar and large-scale storage projects with fixed feed-in tariffs, and develops subsidy-free solar power plants and battery systems in Europe with power purchase agreements (PPAs) for energy suppliers or large consumers.

  • 3,532 MW in its own portfolio
  • Planning, construction and operation
  • Participation in EEG tenders
  • Development of subsidy-free solar power plants

A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is an often long-term electricity purchase agreement, usually between a current purchaser (buyer) and a plant operator (seller) of renewable energies. This contract regulates all the necessary conditions, such as the amount of electricity, the prices negotiated, the balance sheet processing or the contract duration. Since a PPA is a bilateral contract, it can take many different forms that are tailored to the contracting parties. PPAs are found primarily with large electricity consumers (e.g. industrial companies), traders, energy suppliers and operators of renewable energy systems without government subsidy systems. The advantages of a power purchase agreement for players in the energy market include: long-term price security, opportunities to finance investments in new electricity generation capacities or the reduction of risks in the sale and purchase of electricity.

The Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) was introduced in 2000 as a central component of the German energy transition. The goal behind the EEG is to gradually achieve 80% of the electricity supply from renewable energies by 2050 and thus increase the proportion of renewable energies in the German gross electricity consumption (§1 EEG 2017). The EEG guarantees plant operators of renewables a fixed energy buy-back price in ct / kWh for 20 years from the date of commissioning. State funding for the first plants will therefore end in 2021. The so-called Power Purchase Agreements can be a new instrument for the economic operation of these old systems, regardless of the EEG funding.

Grid connection

We supply the power: With the solar power from our photovoltaic systems, we can now supply over 1 million four-person households. To ensure that the electricity reaches them, our grid connection team acts as an interface between our project development and the grid operator, feeding it into the public power grid.

  • Coordination and monitoring of the entire grid connection process
  • Design of grid connection components
  • Creation of the overview circuit diagram, including metering, protection and control technology
  • Creation of the measurement concept
  • System certification and commissioning

Substations

We connect: Large, powerful solar power plants feed into the public high-voltage grid and require substations. Their planning is always individual and must be tailored to the respective plant. Our medium- and high-voltage team has extensive experience in this field, having designed and built 35 of our own substations with a total capacity of 2.6 gigawatts.

  • Project development including approval, buildability, and site securing
  • Technical planning and coordination with the responsible grid operators
  • Support during the approval phase and coordination with all public authorities
  • Construction preparation, construction supervision, and overall project coordination
  • Protection calculations and creation of protection, metering, and control concepts
  • Acceptance, commissioning, and handover to operations management

Storage

We store: In order to reach the next stage of renewable energy expansion and replace fossil fuels across the board, we need solutions that do not further overload our grids and keep expansion costs low. One such solution is large battery storage systems that can temporarily store solar power during peak production times from PV systems and then feed it into the grid when production is low. For us, battery storage systems are now an integral part of the planning of our ground-mounted solar power plants. At ENERPARC, this is handled by our own interdisciplinary team of experts.

  • Planning and integration of large-scale battery storage systems
  • Currently, four large-scale battery storage systems are connected and 16 more are under construction or in planning.
  • Total storage capacity of over 340 megawatt hours
  • Integration of battery cubes for post-current compensation of our PV systems

Power Trading

We trade: Together with our subsidiary Sunnic Lighthouse GmbH, also based in Hamburg, we have been managing our portfolio of PV systems since 2012. As an energy trading company, our expertise lies in the direct marketing of the electricity generated, both from our own solar parks and from other renewable energy plants.

  • Market access to relevant electricity exchanges
  • Feed-in forecasts for your plants
  • Energy trading
  • Re-registration, marketing and billing
  • Compensation claims for curtailments