{"id":189928,"date":"2026-07-20T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=189928"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:25:04","slug":"volkswagen-just-replaced-its-lawnmowers-with-sheep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/20\/volkswagen-just-replaced-its-lawnmowers-with-sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen heeft zojuist zijn grasmaaiers vervangen door schapen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De fabriek van Volkswagen in Polen maakt gebruik van een fotovolta\u00efsch (zonne-)park om een groot deel van zijn elektriciteit op te wekken. Die zonnepanelen staan op een groot grasveld, en grasvelden moeten worden onderhouden. In plaats van elektrische grasmaaiers en grastrimmers te gebruiken, bedacht de partner van Volkswagen voor het zonnepark dat men nog een stap verder kon gaan. Nu worden er schapen ingezet.<\/p>\n<p>Het bedrijf dat het 18,3 MW-zonnepark van VW heeft aangelegd en beheert, is Quanta Energy; dit is dus het bedrijf dat de grasmaaiers daadwerkelijk vervangt door een kudde van 100 schapen. De overstap naar \u2018schapenenergie\u2019 verkleint niet alleen de CO\u2082-voetafdruk van VW, maar draagt ook bij aan de bevordering van de biodiversiteit en biedt onderzoekers de kans om te bestuderen hoe zonneparken de natuur be\u00efnvloeden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dTegenwoordig levert het zonnepark veel meer dan alleen groene stroom. Het is ook een plek geworden waar we de biodiversiteit, de lokale landbouw en wetenschappelijk onderzoek ondersteunen. Het schapengraasproject laat zien dat de moderne industrie in harmonie met de natuur kan functioneren\u201d, aldus Marzena Pillich-Gro\u0144ska, directeur van de Volkswagen-fabriek in Pozna\u0144.<\/p>\n<h4>Iedereen wint<\/h4>\n<p>De schapen blijven daar tot de herfst, onder toezicht van ervaren fokkers en herders, en ze zullen het gazon voor VW maaien. Het gazononderhoudsteam krijgt er dus nog eens 100 helpers bij. De schapen zullen vrij rondlopen en het hoge gras rondom, en zelfs onder, de panelen opeten. Ze lijken zich prima te vermaken in hun nieuwe omgeving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDe dieren hebben zich heel goed aangepast aan hun nieuwe omgeving. We kunnen duidelijk zien dat de kudde zich veilig voelt: de schapen splitsen zich op natuurlijke wijze op in kleinere groepjes en grazen rustig in verschillende delen van het zonnepark. Dit is het beste bewijs dat ze zich goed aan deze omstandigheden hebben aangepast, want een kudde die zich bedreigd voelt, blijft altijd bij elkaar\u201d, aldus Justyna Nowak-Gajek, eigenaar van de kudde.<\/p>\n<p>Dit is een zogenaamde win-win-win-situatie. Iedereen wint hier. VW verkleint zijn CO\u2082-voetafdruk, Quanta Energy kan het gazon onderhouden met \u2018zelfvoorzienende\u2019 schapen in plaats van grasmaaiers die zelf onderhoud nodig hebben, en de schapen krijgen volop voedsel en \u2013 wat tegenwoordig steeds belangrijker wordt \u2013 een schaduwrijke plek om zich indien nodig te verschuilen voor de brandende zon.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen&#8217;s manufacturing plant in Poland uses a photovoltaic (solar) farm to supply much of its electricity. Those solar panels sit on a large grassy field, and grassy fields require lawn maintenance. 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Those solar panels sit on a large grassy field, and grassy fields require lawn maintenance. Rather than use electric lawn mowers and string trimmers, Volkswagen&#8217;s\u00a0solar farm partner figured it could take things one step further. Now it uses sheep. The company that built and manages VW&#8217;s 18.3 MW solar farm is Quanta Energy, so it&#8217;s the company that&#8217;s actually replacing mowers with a flock of 100 sheep. 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