In September 2023, a 125 MW solar park was connected to the grid in Bundorf, Bavaria, Germany. In addition to generating electricity for almost 40,000 four-person households, the 131 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity produced each year will be used to supply the community with district heating and to build an e-mobility charging infrastructure in Bundorf and neighbouring villages. Residents will also be able to directly participate in the 40-hectare solarpark through an energy co-operative. Bundorf is a pioneering project for sector coupling because it combines electricity, heat and e-mobility in one project.
We spoke to Christoph Strasser, CEO of MaxSolar GmbH, the company behind the project, to find out how it works. Strasser has also been deputy chairman of the board of EGIS eG, the cooperative involved in the Bundorf community solar park, for 11 years.
Timeline:
04:23 About the Bundorf Community Solarpark project as a whole, including the special approach of sector coupling
10:51 E-mobility and charging infrastructure: Are measures being considered to enable the population to adapt their charging behaviour to the generation profile of the PV system in order to consume as much electricity from Bundorf as possible?
14:32 How does the participation model in the EGIS eG energy cooperative work? What other advantages do the citizens of Bundorf and the surrounding area have?
16:43 The Bundorf Solarpark is committed to reconciling the issue of biodiversity with solar power generation. What are the special features of Bundorf in this respect?
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