Solar power systems increase biological diversity
Do open-space solar power systems destroy our landscape? The opposite is true. Monitoring by external experts has shown a significant increase in biodiversity, especially on former farmland with low agricultural value – even on neighbouring land.
As a member of the German Federal Association of New Energy Economy (bne), we are committed to incorporating species protection and the promotion of biodiversity into the planning of our photovoltaic systems. Measures to increase biodiversity are now standard for us – they range from herb- and flower-rich regional seeds in the area around our systems to the planting of new hedges and copses and the establishment of orchard meadows
At ENERPARC, we have our own environmental planning department that deals with issues such as biodiversity, species protection and sheep grazing. The team is made up of biologists, landscape planners, natural scientists and sustainability engineers and is responsible for providing technical support in the preparation of the land management plan (LBP) and the development plan, as well as monitoring species and biodiversity in our PV plants.
Advantages for arable land
- Once the land is used for photovoltaic systems, no fertiliser or pesticides are used on the land.
- Solar parks create habitats through extensive maintenance by mowing or grazing.
- On converted land, they support the preservation of open landscapes that would otherwise be left to succession due to a lack of maintenance concepts.
bne study confirms increase in biodiversity in solar parks
Ten of our solar parks were part of the world's most comprehensive study on biodiversity in solar parks on agricultural land commissioned by bne. The continuation of the study in 2025 has once again confirmed that solar parks increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
The complete study can be found here.
