- Borussia Dortmund pursues enhanced authority from the stadium's upper tier.
Dortmund's Bundesliga football team, Borussia, along with Essen's energy titan, RWE, plan to set up a massive solar energy system on the roof of Signal Iduna Park. Over 9,500 new solar panels, boasting a combined capacity of over 4.2 megawatts, are on the agenda. The project is slated to begin operation in 2025, replacing an outdated one, as per RWE's reports. This solar system will be the biggest of its kind on a stadium roof in Germany, RWE highlighted.
A battery with a 3,400 kilowatt-hour capacity will also be installed. This battery will serve as a backup when the sun isn't shining. According to a RWE rep, in theory, the solar power generated yearly would surpass the electricity consumption of all BVB home games during the same period. Any extra power generated will be sold by RWE and fed into the electric grid on behalf of BVB.
The solar system is part of a six-year "sustainability deal" between RWE and BVB. In April 2024, RWE and BVB had already established a smaller solar system with over 200 panels on a nearby building. With these new solar systems, BVB aims to lower its energy expenses. More energy-related projects are up next.
RWE News Release
The solar energy system on Signal Iduna Park's roof, powered by Borussia Dortmund's soccer team and RWE, is expected to generate sufficient energy to exceed the electricity consumption of all BVB home games annually. This ambitious solar project, aligning with their six-year sustainability deal, will aid Borussia Dortmund in reducing its energy expenditures.
