Alight, a Nordic solar developer and independent power producer, has commissioned the Lidsø solar park on Lolland in Denmark. The solar installation is the second-largest in Denmark with an installed capacity of 215 MWp. The new solar park marks Alight’s first operational asset in the Danish market.
The park covers 253 hectares at Rødby Harbour on Lolland in Denmark. Alight owns and operates the solar park, while DSB, Denmark’s state-owned railway company, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), enabling new renewable energy to be supplied to the Danish grid.
“We are extremely proud to inaugurate one of Denmark’s largest solar parks today. Lidsø solar park will be an important part of Denmark’s energy transition and is proof that solar power can contribute on a large scale. Thanks to long-term Power Purchase Agreements we can deliver new additional sustainable capacity to the Danish grid, while strengthening our position as a leading player in the Nordic market”, said Warren Campbell, CEO of Alight.
The solar park has 350,000 solar panels, of which about half are mounted on so-called trackers, that can generate more energy by following the sun’s path across the sky compared to panels with a fixed tilts. The solar park is also agrivoltaic, as it combines energy production and agricultural by having around 1,700 sheep grazing in the solar park year-round.
Alight now has assets and operations in Sweden, France, Finland, Poland, Spain, the UK, and Denmark.