The results of the comprehensive bne study to Biodiversity in ground-mounted PV systems were recognised at the Specialist conference "Biodiversity in solar parks" on 27 March 2025 in Berlin. The event attracted around 80 participants on site and reached more than 900 viewers in the livestream. Over 200 questions from the chat clearly show the broad public and professional interest in the topic. You can find out more about the conference in our Review. The recordings of the study publication in German are now on SonneSammeln in the Media centre for the study available. We are currently working on an English translation of the study results.

Lecture 3: Birds and solar parks (only in German)

The Skylark and other bird species can build up large populations in solar parks. The biologist cites evidence of this Matthias Stoefer in his lecture "Birds and solar parks - findings from study & field work" and discusses the latest study results, which he personally collected during the inspections.   

You can find the presentation here and in our Media centre for the study.

The most important findings from the presentation:

• In all analysed locations from the monitoring report, the Increase skylark density 2-5 years after construction of the solar park compared to the previous state.
• One more "Young" and not too dense vegetation kept short by sheep and gaps in the vegetation due to sheep grazing offer ideal conditions for the skylark.
• Skylarks colonise panelled areas and breed there also.

Download the study (German)

You can read all the results of the study on SonneSammeln. As this is a comprehensive work, we have summarised the most important findings in a Abstract summarised.

All lectures on the programme content:

All recordings at a glance:

• Lecture 1: Presentation of the study results (Speakers: Dr Tim Peschel, Rolf Peschel)
• Lecture 2: Panel discussion with nature conservation, business and politics (only in German)
• Lecture 4: Why solar parks can be suitable habitats for animals and plants (Speakers: Dr Tim Peschel, Rolf Peschel)
• Lecture 5: Planning-relevant information from the study (Speakers: Dr Tim Peschel, Rolf Peschel)
• Lecture 6: Bats in the solar park (Speaker: Dr Helmut Schlumprecht)