Hemau Solar Park

Aerial view of the photovoltaic system near Hemau, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, taken on May 12, 2008.    

A large private solar park with 32,000 solar modules was put into operation in January 2003 on a former ammunition depot near Hemau. The facility has a peak output of around 4 megawatts and was the most powerful in the world at the time it was commissioned. During the planning phase, special attention was paid to preserving several important biotopes within the solar field. Biodiversity has since increased significantly.  

(Hoch über Bayern, page 15)