Peter Schrum
Founder & Senior Chairman
Peter is a graduate agricultural engineer (Dipl.-Ing. Agrar) and founder of SUNfarming. Since 2004, he has played a key role in the expansion of renewable energies in Germany and Europe as an entrepreneur, project developer, and investor. As a proven specialist in Agri-PV, he combines agricultural use, energy production, and social responsibility into holistic concepts addressing energy and food security whilst preserving local farming practices.
Under his leadership, over 700 MW of photovoltaic projects have been realized. His focus is on project development, investment management, and the integration of energy and food systems. In doing so, he pursues a social approach that incorporates local value creation with innovative clean energy solutions.
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Peter Schrum has been Senior Chairman of SUNfarming Group GmbH since 2024. He was awarded the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his decades of commitment as a driving force behind the energy transition and his dedication to disadvantaged people. The award was presented to him in Kiel on March 19, 2024.
Peter Schrum
Founder & Senior Chairman
Peter is a graduate agricultural engineer (Dipl.-Ing. Agrar) and founder of SUNfarming.
Since 2004, he has played a key role in the expansion of renewable energies in Germany and Europe as an entrepreneur, project developer, and investor. As a proven specialist in Agri-PV, he combines agricultural use, energy production, and social responsibility into holistic concepts addressing energy and food security whilst preserving local farming practices.
Under his leadership, over 650 MW of photovoltaic projects have been realized. His focus is on project development, investment management, and the integration of energy and food systems. In doing so, he pursues a social approach that incorporates local value creation with innovative clean energy solutions.
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Peter Schrum has been Senior Chairman of SUNfarming Group GmbH since 2024. He was awarded the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his decades of commitment as a driving force behind the energy transition and his dedication to disadvantaged people. The award was presented to him in Kiel on March 19, 2024.
