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Signal Iduna Park Unveils World’s Most Powerful Stadium-Rooftop Solar Array

The 11,132-panel, roughly 5 MWp system is expected to cover up to half of the venue’s power needs, cutting about 1,700 tonnes of CO2 a year.

Overview

  • Germany’s Rekordinstitut Deutschland has officially certified the array as the most powerful PV system on any stadium roof worldwide.
  • Delivered with energy company RWE under a six-year sustainability partnership, the project is billed by club leaders as a milestone in BVB’s decarbonization plan.
  • The installation displaces the previous record, a 4.2 MW rooftop array on a stadium in Turkey.
  • A 3.7 MWh battery is slated for early 2026 to store daytime solar output for use when sunlight is unavailable.
  • The new system replaces a prior, smaller PV setup at Signal Iduna Park, aligning with a broader move to equip German stadiums with rooftop solar.