Working together for the energy transition
The project
With around 23,000 bifacial modules, the solar park in Freudenberg, Baden-Württemberg, generates over 14.8 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year. This corresponds to the average annual consumption of around 4,750 households. The solar park covers an area of around 12.5 hectares and has a capacity of almost 13.5 megawatts (MW). The electricity from the solar park is transported via underground cable to the Freudenberg substation, around 2.5 kilometers away, where it is fed into the 110kV high-voltage grid of NetzeBW. The solar park was built by JUWI and is operated by the parent company MVV.
Start of construction in August 2024
The first racks for the solar park were anchored in August 2024. To protect the subsoil and avoid heavy soil compaction, heavy construction equipment was not used during the wet periods in fall and winter. The solar park was also seeded with regional seeds so that a species-rich flora and fauna can develop.
The integration of solar and wind farms from our project development into our own generation is a central component of our Mannheim model with its triad of electricity and heat transition as well as green customer solutions. In doing so, we will increase our own electricity generation from renewable energies to around 2,000 megawatts and completely convert our remaining fossil fuel generation to green energies by 2035.
Seventh joint solar project in southern Germany
This is already the seventh solar project that MVV and JUWI have jointly implemented in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Rhineland-Palatinate. Since 2022, the plants in Röckingen (12.7 MW), Heudorf (7.4 MW), Bremelau (Heuhof) (16.5 MW), Seckach (9.9 MW), Kreimbach (8.6 MW), and Osterburken (8.1 MW) have gone into operation.
The new solar park is also located near the Freudenberg wind farm, which MVV has been operating with JUWI as technical operator since 2016. The wind farm consists of seven wind turbines and has a capacity of 16.8 megawatts. JUWI is also responsible for the technical operation of the solar park.