Haiterbach Blätschenscheider solar park

EnBW's Haiterbach Blätschenschneider solar park is located in the district of Calw, around one kilometre south of the municipality of Haiterbach. It was commissioned in 2024 and covers an area of 8.4 hectares. This makes it one of the youngest plants analysed in the study.
The investigation revealed that Ruderal and pioneer vegetation with a diverse range of different flowering aspects can be found in the site. In addition, a high number of wild herb species were found in the site.

Blätschenschneider solar park (09.07.2024)
Operator

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Performance

8.8 MW

Size

8.4 ha

In operation since

2024

Federal state

Baden-Württemberg

Coordinates

48.5138729844 - 8.65853427283

Previous utilisation

Arable land

Table of contents

These species groups were analysed here:
Species groupsInvestigated
Plants
Locusts
Butterfly
Dragonflies
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
Bats
Miscellaneous
= Investigation conducted only for the study
= Investigation carried out on behalf of the operators

Natural environment and special features

Natural space

Neckar and Tauberland, Gäuplatten

Surroundings

The site is located in the middle of fields with a high proportion of winter cereals and rapeseed and is surrounded by hedges and copses in the immediate vicinity. Recreational land and private gardens are located to the north of the site. The village of Haiterbach is about one kilometre to the north. There are no bodies of water worth mentioning in the immediate vicinity of the site. There is a small area of mixed forest about 500 metres to the south-east.

Relief

The site drops from its highest point at 613 metres above sea level to 580 metres to the south.

Biotope

Field (intensive), target biotope (mainly): Meadow of medium habitats

Floor

Soil type

Brown earth and terra fusca made from the products of limestone, marl and dolomite weathering as well as rendzina made from limestone

Soil type

Clay slurries

Construction method

GRZ

0.6

Row spacing

4.4m

Sunlit strip 

3m

Tilt angle Module tables

19°

Modules on top of each other

3 pieces

Distance between the modules

22mm

Description of the racks

The frames consist of two rows of posts without additional bracing.

Type of modules

Bifacial modules were installed.

Paths

The paths in the Haiterbach solar park are made of gravel.

Structural features

The system has varying row spacings of 3.45 to 6.1 metres.

Management

Mowing

The Bläschenschneider solar park is mown once or twice a year, with the first mowing not permitted before mid-June. Neither pesticides nor fertilisers are used. In addition, maintenance can be carried out by sheep grazing with an adapted stocking density.

Sowing regional seeds 
Yes, seeding was carried out before the start of construction. Regio-certified seed of the extensive meadow/LSR type with 30% flowering plants was used for this.

Equalisation measures

Information on compensatory measures

The following compensatory measures were ordered:

  • To the east, a two-row shrub hedge is to be planted over a width of approx. 3.5 metres. The hedge should not exceed a total height of 4 metres. Use of native trees and shrubs. The hedge may be interrupted in four places over a width of 5 metres for development purposes.
  • External habitat enhancement for the skylark (CEF measure) of 2.25 ha. (Implementation completed at the start of construction)
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