Solar power for BMW

Sunrock is installing large-scale photovoltaic systems with a total capacity of 14 MWp at two BMW Group plants in eastern Bavaria. From 2025, these will provide renewable and locally generated energy via a local Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and take into account the expansion of the renewable energy supply at the car manufacturer’s sites.

Sunrock, the leading European developer of photovoltaic systems for large-area roofs, is equipping buildings at the BMW Group plants in Dingolfing and Regensburg with PV systems. Once the systems have been completed, the two sites will be supplied with climate-friendly and locally generated energy via a PPA from 2025.

In total, Sunrock is developing 125,000 square meters of PV roof area for BMW with a total output of 14 MWp, generating 14.2 GWh of electricity – enough to cover the needs of several thousand family households. In Dingolfing, one of the most powerful PV systems in Germany is being built on an area of over 100,000 square meters on a hall of the central aftersales logistics. It has a capacity of 11.1 MWp and generates around 11.3 GWh of electricity per year. At the Regensburg site, 25,000 square meters of PV roof area with a capacity of 2.9 MWp will be built, generating around 2.9 GWh. Sunrock rents the roof areas at both locations.

Nicole Haft-Zboril, Head of BMW Group Real Estate Management, emphasizes: “This project will not only create one of the largest rooftop photovoltaic systems in Germany. We are also driving forward the renewable energy supply of the BMW Group locations directly on the plant premises.”

Construction work on the projects will begin in the coming months, and the plants in Regensburg and Dingolfing are scheduled to go into operation in 2025. By working with Sunrock, the car manufacturer is further expanding the integration of renewable energies at its locations.

“The cooperation with such a renowned automotive company as BMW is an honor for us and a great opportunity for our industry to demonstrate how we can drive the energy transition forward together. In a sector with a high energy demand, similar to other industrial sectors, it is crucial to develop local solutions for sustainable energy supply. We look forward to starting the installation of the PV systems in Dingolfing and Regensburg soon and thus supplying two BMW Group plants with locally generated solar power in the future. We will be fully responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of the systems. With our approach of supporting our customers and partners over several decades, we are creating long-term planning security and making a contribution to the decarbonization of the economy,” says Georg Brenninkmeijer, Managing Director Sunrock Germany.

In summer 2024, Sunrock announced that it would be equipping several plants of another international automotive group with PV systems.

At a glance – PV roof systems for the BMW Group:

• Total
  • 125,000 square meters of PV roof area
  • 14 MWp
  • 14.2 GWh
• Dingolfing site:
  • 100,000 sqm PV roof area
  • 11.1 MWp
  • 11.3 GWh
• Regensburg site
  • 25,00 sqm PV roof area
  • 2.9 MWp
  • 2.9 GWh