The energy transition requires a rapid and extensive expansion of photovoltaics. By 2045, installed capacities in Germany would have to almost quadruple compared to 2025 in order to achieve the legally enshrined goal of climate neutrality.
ENERPARC AG develops, plans, builds and operates solar parks. The electricity generated is marketed to energy suppliers, industrial companies and on international electricity exchanges. To date, ENERPARC has realised around 430 solar parks with 4.5 GW in Germany alone. In addition to producing sustainable electricity, storage also plays an important role. ENERPARC is therefore planning a major expansion of battery storage systems (BESS). Most of the 24 battery storage systems with around 220 MWh that are currently under construction or already in operation are co-location storage systems in combination with the company's own solar parks.
Arup was involved in many of these projects as a technical banking advisor in order to secure the financing. Our experts are involved from the development phase of the projects through the construction phase to the operating phase.
Recognising and assessing risks
Our services include comprehensive technical assessments of the land, planning and technology selection as well as contract reviews and analyses of yield forecasts and financial models. This is done in close co-operation with banks and any financial advisors involved.
We analyse risks and the financial viability of plants at different stages of development - from early project phases to fully operational plants. This holistic approach ensures that well-founded findings on the technical and economic viability of the projects are obtained and that the projects can be implemented in a way that has a long-term, positive impact on the climate.
When assessing these and other projects for ENERPARC, we draw on our international network of business and investor advisory experts, as well as specialised engineers such as electrical engineers and structural engineers.
Arup teams from Germany, Spain and Italy often work together on the valuations, taking regional particularities into account in order to provide well-founded assessments. In a dynamic market such as energy, a high degree of flexibility is required in order to be able to react quickly to regulatory changes.
The experience gained from the projects implemented to date flows into future projects - this means that the risk assessment for future projects is constantly being optimised. With every project we realise, we come one step closer to our goal of climate neutrality.
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