Land Leasing
Have you considered supplementing your business with solar energy production? As a landowner, leasing a piece of land to BeGreen provides you with a long-term, stable income.
Together for a brighter future
Sweden is expected to double its electricity consumption from today’s approximately 145 TWh to an estimated 290-300 TWh. We need to produce more renewable energy in our country. By leasing out a piece of your land for solar energy production, you contribute to the energy transition!
BeGreen has its background in one of Denmark’s largest forestry and agricultural companies. Today, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of the international energy company Equinor.
We can remain as active owners
BeGreen Sweden’s business concept is to develop, operate and own its own solar parks. Thanks to a strong ownership structure, we can finance a solar park entirely ourselves and remain the owner throughout its lifetime. We also take care of the operation and maintenance of the solar parks and set aside funds for the removal of the parks. As a landowner, you should feel confident in your cooperation with us.
We act responsibly
We care about nature, local communities and biodiversity in the places where we operate.
We run all our operations with sustainability in mind
We work on the basis of a sustainability concept that ensures that social, economic and environmental sustainability aspects permeate all our activities.
We have all the experience and skills required
We have a wealth of expertise and experience in-house – from technical skills to legal and sustainability experts. BeGreen’s first solar park was completed in 2015 in Denmark.
We are easily accessible
Our Swedish head office is located in Gothenburg but we have employees represented in several places in the country. We also have two offices in Denmark and often collaborate with various experts within our own company group
Land Lease agreement
When you lease parts of your land to us, you are guaranteed a stable, annual income. We have different contract models, choose what suits you the best.
Variable payment
A variable rental fee that constitutes a fixed percentage of the solar park’s turnover.
Fixed price
Fixed price per hectare per year. The lease is determined at the conclusion of the agreement and is index-regulated throughout the entire agreement period.
Hybrid agreement
Hybrid agreement, i.e. a variable lease payment based on the solar park’s turnover, with a guaranteed minimum level
Contact us
Do you want to discuss land lease agreements? Please do not hesitate to contact us!
Process
Developing a solar park is a complex process with many different phases and many stakeholders to communicate with. Here’s an insight into what happens along the way, from the first initial steps in the form of soil analysis, to the last phase – recycling of the solar park.
Analyze of land
We analyze land areas to find the best, most suitable land for establishment of our solar park, taking a lot of aspects into account. For example neighbours, grid connections and environmental aspects.
Land Lease Agreement
Once the lease agreement is signed, BeGreen handles the entire establishment process. As a landowner, you don’t need to take any responsibility for permit applications or contacts with authorities.
Formal applications and dialogue with authorities
We apply for all the necessary permits. We also prepare an environmental impact assessment if that is required by the authorities. During the application period, existing land use can continue unchanged.
Early stage information and dialogue with neighbours
We engage with neighbours early on in the process to inform them about the project and to establish a constructive dialogue.
Grid connection agreement
We are applying to connect the park to the electricity grid.
Construction phase
The construction time for a solar park is usually around 12-18 months, depending on the size and soil conditions of the site.
Operations
BeGreen has a long-term commitment in our solar park and takes responsibility for operation, ownership and governance. The solar park is expected to produce renewable energy for approximately 30-40 years.
Responsibility for land areas
We are responsible for the maintenance of the land and for any possible agricultural activities in the solar park during the entire lease period, unless the landowner wants to agree on something else. After the end of the lease period, we will take care of the dismantling, recycling of materials and restoration of the land.
Solar parks in various forms
Solar parks can be of different sizes and look very different. Here you can see examples of solar parks designed, developed and built in partnership with BeGreen:
“As a landowner, you can feel confident in collaboration with us, as our business model guarantees long-term relationships. We are one of the few companies who can remain active owners of our solar parks”
Says Mats Palmgren, Managing Director BeGreen Sweden AB
Q&A
We need access to large, relatively nearby areas, but we can sign lease agreements with several landowners for one and the same solar park. It is not the case that one person always has to contribute huge land areas to a solar park project. We are looking for areas from 15 hectares and above.
We do in-depth analysis of different land areas based on a number of parameters such as topography, capacity of the electricity grid, solar radiation and more. After that we contact landowners to the areas we consider interesting for solar park establishment. Sometimes landowners also contact us directly. Do not hesitate to contact us, we are happy to investigate different types of land.
The reason why solar power plants are usually built on agricultural or forest land and not just on roofs, landfills, old airports is because areas of sufficient size and proximity to the electricity grid are needed.
We have a lot of forest land in Sweden. Almost 70% of the country's surface is covered by forest. A positive aspect of establishing solar parks on forest land is that it is often possible to find large land areas that can accommodate large-scale solar parks without disturbing too many local residents.
One advantage of establishing solar parks on agricultural land is the topography, where land preparation measures are usually not as extensive as on forest land. It is also possible to combine solar parks on agricultural land with cultivation or grazing.
After the solar park is decommissioned, the land can be used in the same way as before. Solar parks are temporary facilities that do not harden the ground.
BeGreen takes responsibility for both development, operation, ownership and management of our solar parks. We have the opportunity to remain a long-term player thanks to our strong ownership structure. In November 2022, BeGreen was aquired by the energy company Equinor.
BeGreen tar ansvar för både utveckling, drift, ägande och styrning av våra solcellsparker. Vi har möjlighet att kvarstå som en långsiktig aktör tack vare vår starka ägarstruktur. I november 2022 köptes BeGreen upp av energikoncernen Equinor, vars majoritetsägare är norska staten.
We always carry out careful analyzes of the site even before we contact a landowner. We take into account the cultural heritage and surrounding nature and work actively to ensure that the park affects nearby residents as little as possible, for example by planting so-called living fences around the solar parks, to create privacy and give the facility nice surroundings.
BeGreen do analyze the local wildlife, and identify how to handle it in the best possible way. We plant so-called living fences and trees in and around the parks to ensure insects and bees thrive, helping to increase biodiversity in the area.
We ensure that smaller animals can get under the parks’ fences and we also build wildlife corridors if it is a need for that in the local area.
Sweden has better conditions for solar power than you may think, we have pretty good solar radiation in the southern and central parts of the country and also in the north, along the coast lines. Solar power is one of the most easily accessible alternatives and it can be developed most quickly. Moreover, solar power interacts well with other power sources such as wind and hydropower.
Why solar energy in Sweden?
Sweden is expected to double its electricity consumption from today’s approximate 145 TWh. Solar parks can be developed very quickly, and solar power complements wind, hydro, and nuclear power in a positive way.
