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Koningspleij Arnhem Solar Park
In the municipality of Arnhem Sunvest is developing Koningspleij solar park in collaboration with shareNRG. The municipality has far-reaching ambitions to make the city more sustainable with wind turbines, solar panels on roofs and solar parks.
It therefore issued a tender in 2017 for the Koningspleij area with the aim of developing the first large-scale solar park in the municipality. Sunvest, in collaboration with shareNRG, won this tender because of a good combination between high energy production and a good integration into the environment.
Koningspleij solar park is situated between Industriepark Kleefse Waard (IPKW), the Pleijroute (N325) and the Nieuwe Haven. Along the Pleijroute, four wind turbines will also be realised, two of which will be near Koningspleij solar park. The solar project is hardly visible from the N325.
The development of the solar park is almost complete: the zoning plan and the licence are irrevocable and Sunvest has completed the financing. Preparatory work for the construction of the first large solar park in Arnhem started at the beginning of 2021. The first pile will be driven in the summer of 2021. The first electricity is expected to be delivered to the grid in the winter of 2021.
The solar park Koningspleij will be built with a large reduction in nitrogen. This will be done, among other things, by using electrical equipment instead of fossil fuel powered machines.
The project is in the next phase:
We realise nature inclusive solar parks
Information about this project
Landowner
- The municipality of Arnhem has ambitions to make the city more sustainable and wants to take a first step in this direction with this solar park.
- This location is ideal for a solar park because it is wedged between the ''Kleefse Waard'' industrial estate, the road (N235) and the ''Nieuwe Haven''. As a result, there are almost no nearby residents with a view of the solar park.
Landscape and nature
- The Municipality of Arnhem has ambitions to make the city more sustainable and wishes to take the first step in this direction with this solar park.
- This location is ideal for a solar park because it is wedged between the Kleefse Waard industrial estate, the Pleijroute (N235) and the Nieuwe Haven. As a result, there are almost no nearby residents with a view of the solar park.
Local community
- Together with the Dutch Cultural Landscape Association, a plan has been drawn up to enhance biodiversity in and around the park. There is also collaboration with the Arnhem-Velp Beekeepers Association to realise beehives and insect shelters for wild bees and insects on the project site.
- Sunvest is in discussion with the Dutch Cultural Landscape Association to find even more suitable design measures to contribute to the biodiversity around Koningspleij Arnhem solar park.
- The municipality of Arnhem and Sunvest aim to allow everyone to benefit from the solar park. Neighbours, relations and all other people who consider sustainability important could participate by buying solar certificates. This means that private individuals - via crowdfunding platform ZonnepanelenDelen - can make a concrete contribution to sustainable energy in their city and also expect a good return on their investment. The crowdfunding campaign ran until 5 January 2020 and was a great success!
Communication with local residents
Sunvest believes that local residents and the environment always have an important voice in the development of a nature inclusive solar park. In our experience this leads to a better solar park where the neighbourhood actually benefits and can participate in the energy transition.
Koningspleij solar park will have very limited visibility for local residents and traffic on the N325. The solar panels will soon be located in the area that is wedged between the Kleefse Waard industrial park, the Pleijroute (N325) and the Nieuwe Haven.
