Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has commissioned Germany’s largest solar-plus-battery hybrid power plant under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). Built on 41 hectares of a former gravel pit, the EUR 45 million project features a 46.4 MW solar farm generating nearly 50,000 MWh of clean electricity annually—enough to power around 14,000 households and avoid approximately 32,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. The solar installation receives a market premium through the EEG innovation tender.
The site includes 88 battery cubes equipped with 16 lithium-ion batteries each, providing 16 MW of power and 57 MWh of storage capacity. The batteries store daytime solar surplus and release it during evening or nighttime hours, improving project economics while supporting grid stability and moderating electricity price fluctuations.
Final grid-connection tests are underway, with the hybrid plant already exporting power since October 2025. The Zerbst facility marks Statkraft’s first fully in-house developed solar-storage hybrid in Germany and showcases the company’s growing project development capabilities, supported by a pipeline of wind, solar, and storage projects totaling more than 4,000 MW.
“With the Zerbst solar park, we have implemented a major energy transition project quickly and efficiently. With this success, Statkraft has proven itself to be a reliable partner for energy infrastructure projects and one of the most important companies in the energy transition in Germany,” said Barbara Flesche, Executive Vice President for Europe at Statkraft.
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