Construction of 268 MWp Bavaria’s largest solar park is proceeding according to plan

Blue Elephant Energy takes over the substation of 268 MWp Schafhöfen Solar Park from Bayernwerk Netz GmbH. 

Construction of Bavaria’s largest solar park is proceeding according to plan. Around five months after the ground-breaking ceremony, those involved in the Schafhöfen solar park project in the municipality of Mötzing (Regensburg district) were able to celebrate their first milestone: the substation for feeding solar power into the high-voltage grid was officially handed over. 

With the solar park and the substation, the infrastructure for the next stage of development is now in place. BEE intends to develop Schafhöfen into a hybrid energy hub and presented the relevant plans during the visit. The aim is to feed the solar power generated into the grid flexibly and in line with demand in future, thereby making a further contribution to security of supply and grid stability in the region.
As a first step, BEE is planning a green electricity battery storage system that will be connected directly to the solar park and will store only electricity generated on-site. As a second step, a grey electricity storage system is planned, which will also be able to draw electricity from the public grid, thereby providing the electricity system with further flexibility.

Once operational, the solar park will generate approximately 296,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. This will provide climate-friendly energy to roughly 147,000 households and save approximately 200,000 tons of CO₂ annually.