SunIsUs Boosts German Ambitions, Buys Sharp’s 200‑MW Solar Portfolio

• SunIsUs acquires Sharp’s 200‑MW German solar pipeline, adding six projects poised for Agri‑PV and storage upgrades as Sharp exits Europe’s PV market.

German renewables developer SunIsUs Projects has snapped up a 200‑MW pipeline of photovoltaic parks from electronics giant Sharp Corp (TYO: 6753), marking another decisive step in SunIsUs Group’s expansion strategy. The six projects, scattered across several German federal states, range from early‑stage concepts to almost shovel‑ready ventures. Some sites are being redesigned to host Agri‑PV arrays that blend power production with crop cultivation, while others are candidates for co‑located battery storage systems—an approach that dovetails with Germany’s push for more flexible, land‑efficient clean‑energy assets. 

Management at SunIsUs framed the deal as a “transformational milestone” that significantly enlarges the firm’s German footprint and diversifies its development queue by geography and technology. The acquisition lands just weeks after the group bought Munich‑based storage specialist Energieglück GmbH, inheriting a separate pipeline of more than 1.3 GW / 3.1 GWh of battery projects. By slotting Sharp’s solar sites into that pipeline, SunIsUs positions itself to deliver hybrid PV‑storage complexes that can smooth power flows and capture premium prices in Germany’s increasingly volatile spot market. 

For Sharp, the transaction continues an orderly retreat from Europe’s solar arena. In January the Japanese conglomerate confirmed it would wind down Sharp Energy Solutions Europe (SESE)—its Hamburg‑based development and EPC arm—citing intensifying competition and margin pressure across the continent. Rather than maintain a costly project backlog, Sharp opted to divest the German assets to a local specialist with the bandwidth to carry them across the finish line.

Sector analysts say the move typifies a broader trend: global electronics brands that built large PV businesses in the 2010s are recalibrating, while home‑grown developers consolidate pipelines to achieve scale. SunIsUs, which has historically focused on mid‑sized ground‑mount arrays and tailored community‑energy schemes, now commands a combined solar‑and‑storage queue exceeding 1.5 GW. The company expects to lock in grid‑connection approvals for the most advanced projects by early 2026, targeting first energisation by 2027—just as Germany’s latest Renewable Energy Act raises annual auction volumes and stiffens carbon‑reduction targets.

If SunIsUs executes as planned, its newly bulked‑up pipeline could supply roughly 220,000 German households with green electricity and shave an estimated 140,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year, reinforcing the developer’s stature in Europe’s most competitive solar market.