15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant. According to the operators, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation in Greifswald on the same day. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant. According to the operators, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation in Greifswald on the same day. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: View of collectors on the site of the solar thermal plant. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant. According to the operators, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation in Greifswald on the same day. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant. According to the operators, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation in Greifswald on the same day. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant. According to the operators, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation in Greifswald on the same day. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: View of collectors on the site of the solar thermal plant. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: View of collectors on the site of the solar thermal plant. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: View of collectors on the site of the solar thermal plant. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant. According to the operators, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation in Greifswald on the same day. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: View of collectors on the site of the solar thermal plant. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: View of collectors on the site of the solar thermal plant. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

15 September 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Greifswald: Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visits the site of the solar thermal plant and speaks at its commissioning. In Greifswald, Germany's largest solar thermal plant went into operation on the same day, according to the operators. On four hectares, collectors use solar energy to heat water that is fed into the district heating network of the municipal utility. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa