Post by RWE

Last year, we installed over 11,000 solar modules on the roof of Signal Iduna Park – home of Borussia Dortmund football club. 5 megawatts of capacity on top of Germany's largest football stadium means a world record. What looked like a one-of-a-kind project turns out to be part of a much wider pattern. Several venues hosting this summer's matches already generate their own solar electricity – and have done so for years: ▪︎ Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia – more than 11,000 solar panels across the roof and parking facilities, generating around 3 MW ▪︎ MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey – a solar ring with around 1,400 panels running along the upper rim, powering the stadium's entire LED lighting system, generating 350 kW ▪︎ Levi's Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area – over 1,200 panels across the roof canopy and three solar-covered pedestrian bridges, 375 kW peak capacity, net-neutral for all home games ▪︎ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta – over 4,000 panels across solar carports and ticketing canopies, generating around 1.6 million kWh per year Different countries, different leagues, the same logic: roofs and car parks that don't just shelter fans, but generate clean electricity at the same time. A venue that produces its own power changes how a city thinks about large infrastructure. An energy consumer becomes a small power station. As the matches begin, millions will watch from inside these stadiums. Most won't notice that the roof above them is producing energy.

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