Energy System Lusatia

Atlas reveals regional land potential for wind and solar in Lusatia

Lusatia, long synonymous with coal, is developing into the energy region of the future. The PtX Lab Lausitz, together with Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, is investigating just how much potential lies within the region. The focus is on identifying suitable areas for wind energy and photovoltaics (PV) to produce green hydrogen and other Power-to-X (PtX) products. The results are presented in a comprehensive, interactive potential atlas.

The analysis takes into account, among other things, rooftop and open-space potential as well as innovative concepts such as agri-PV (combining agriculture and solar power generation on the same land) and floating PV. Using modern GIS analyses, regional area potentials are systematically evaluated and documented. Restrictions such as the renewable energy expansion targets of Brandenburg and Saxony, minimum distances between installations, emission impacts, and competing land uses – for instance, with nature conservation – are also incorporated into the methodology.

The potential atlas makes the results accessible not only in numbers but also graphically, enabling a direct comparison of different areas and municipalities. Among other things, it shows that photovoltaics offer particularly strong potential in Lusatia and that, at the state level, Brandenburg has overall greater potential than Saxony.

Contributors

• Dr Stefan Günthner (Head of Section PtX Technology, PtX Lab Lausitz)
• Sven Kühnel (Project Management)
• Minh Phuong Vu (Project Team, PtX Lab Lausitz)
• Torsten Schroeter (Project Team, PtX Lab Lausitz)
• Carlos Garcia Zapparoli (Project Team, PtX Lab Lausitz)
• Prof Dr Sebastian Voswinckel (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences)