While many European nations struggle to meet climate goals, Denmark has quietly become a solar energy juggernaut. The Danes don’t mess around—they’ve already blown past 4 GW of total solar capacity, and they’re just getting started. Who would’ve thought this cloudy northern country would become a poster child for solar energy?
Denmark’s solar revolution defies its cloudy reputation, proving renewable ambitions don’t require endless sunshine.
The latest feather in Denmark’s renewable cap? The Lidsø Solar Park. This massive 215 MWp installation is now the second-largest solar facility in the country, sprawling across 253 hectares near Rødby Harbour in southern Lolland. Only the 304 MW Kassø Solar Park outshines it. But size isn’t everything, right?
Alight, a Nordic solar developer with big ambitions, snatched up the project from European Energy in March 2025. They didn’t exactly find it in the bargain bin, securing €127 million in financing to make the deal happen. The company isn’t playing small ball—they’re gunning for 5 GW of capacity by 2030. Construction of the project began in summer 2024, marking an impressively quick turnaround time from groundbreaking to operation.
What makes Lidsø special isn’t just its 350,000 panels. The place doubles as a sheep paradise. About 1,700 wooly lawnmowers graze between the rows year-round. Talk about efficient land use.
The park officially fired up in Q3 2025 and got the ceremonial ribbon-cutting in December. Approximately half the panels are mounted on trackers that follow the sun’s path to maximize energy production. Now it’s pumping clean electricity to roughly 65,000 Danish households. Danish State Railways (DSB) is among the major customers, thanks to a power purchase agreement that keeps those electric trains running on sunshine.
Denmark isn’t slowing down, either. Utility-scale projects are expected to add 750 MW in 2025 and a whopping 1 GW in 2026. Following the global renewable trend, solar power is rapidly becoming the dominant form of new energy capacity additions across Europe. Companies like GreenGo Energy are developing projects left and right, including an 850 MW behemoth set to go online by 2028.
For a country once dependent on imports, Denmark’s solar boom isn’t just environmentally smart—it’s reshaping their energy security landscape. Neat trick for a nation better known for pastries than photovoltaics.
References
- https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/denmarks-second-largest-pv-plant-goes-online/
- https://www.powermag.com/alight-commissions-215-mw-solar-park-in-denmark/
- https://europeanenergy.com/2025/12/05/lidso-solar-park-in-denmark-inaugurated/
- https://www.greengoenergy.com/news
- https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/top-5-solar-pv-plants-in-development-in-denmark/
- https://thegroundtruthproject.org/denmark-island-worlds-largest-solar-panel/
