Northen Europe´s largest subsidy-free solar farm being built in Denmark
Danish energy company Better Energy has started the construction of a new subsidy-free 200 MW solar PV project in Denmark. Heartland is the owner of the plant. Better Energy will be responsible for developing, building and operation of the plant.
The facility will have a capacity of over 200 MW with a total electricity production corresponding to the energy consumption of approximately 127,000 Danes. The solar plant will be located in Holstebro Municipality.
Approximately half of the new green energy that the solar plant will produce has already been sold to Heartland subsidiary BESTSELLER. This energy corresponds to 100% of BESTSELLER's global electricity consumption for owned and operated buildings. In the future, the CO2 footprint of well-known clothing brands such as JACK & JONES, ONLY, VERO MODA, VILA and NAME IT will be significantly reduced. In addition to BESTSELLER, NORMAL and nemlig.com will also purchase the new green power.
The solar plant will be built on conventionally cultivated agricultural land that will be converted into organic farming.
Construction of the solar plant will commence in August 2020. The solar project will be completed and produce new green power for the electricity grid in the summer of 2021. Due to the size of the system, the solar plant will be the first in Denmark directly connected to the electricity transmission network that transports electricity production to consumer areas in Denmark. The connection will be made at the Danish public utility (Energinet) transformer station at Idomlund in spring 2021.
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