BMW to generate 14 MWp solar energy from Bavarian factory roofs

By 2025, BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Regensburg (both in Bavaria, Germany) will obtain electricity from solar panels on their roofs. Dingolfing’s rooftop photo-voltaic system, with a capacity of 11.1 MWp, will be one of the most powerful in Germany.

To achieve this objective, the premium automotive manufacturer is renting roof space at its two plant sites in Eastern Bavaria to Sunrock Holding Deutschland GmbH, which will generate electricity using photovoltaics and make it available to the plants under direct supply contracts from 2025 onward.

14 MWp output

In Dingolfing, photovoltaic modules cover more than 100,000 square meters of hall roof space, with an additional area of over 25,000 square meters installed in Regensburg. Together, the systems are designed to achieve an output of 14 MWp, enough to provide several thousand single-family homes with electricity.

The planned photovoltaic systems are scheduled to be commissioned and start supplying electricity in Regensburg as early as spring 2025, with Dingolfing targeting autumn of next year.

Roof tops

The modules will be installed on the roof of one of the central aftersales logistics halls – Plant 02.70 ‘Dynamics Center’ – while Regensburg will utilize the roof area of one of its logistics halls.

Georg Brenninkmeijer, managing director of Sunrock Germany: “We are delighted to start installing the PV systems in Dingolfing and Regensburg soon, which will supply the two BMW Group plants with locally produced green solar power in the future.”