Berlin plans new wind turbines: Vote! Where should they stand?

Berlin plans new wind turbines: Vote! Where should they stand?

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin Senate today set eight new locations for possible wind turbines on June 10, 2025. This initiative is part of a comprehensive plan to promote renewable energies in the capital. The selected areas are located in various districts: three in Pankow, two in the Grunewald and one location in Treptow-Köpenick, Spandau and Reinickendorf. In Pankow, the planned towns of Blankenfelde/Akenberge, Buchholz Nord and the Landschaftsraum Wartenberg/Falkenberg are. The Teufelsberg (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district) and the southern part of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district have been selected in the Grunewald.

Public participation for expression on these locations starts on Tuesday and runs until July 11th. A concrete decision about the selected locations could be made next year, but the process is restricted by legal requirements for nature and species protection. These provisions take into account aviation, special ban zones on motorways and the conditions of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Only 0.25 percent of the state area of ​​Berlin are intended as possible areas for wind turbines, which limits the whole to around 450 hectares.

area requirement and regulation

The land use plans must be changed before a construction decision can be made. The height of the wind turbines is still up for debate; Heights of up to 230 meters or 150 meters are currently under discussion. The plans are based on the goals of the Winden energy area requirements (WindbG), which says that Berlin has to show 0.25 percent by the end of 2027 and 0.5 percent of its space for wind energy by 2032. A study by Bosch & Partner GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute shows that theoretically, 32 possible locations in Berlin were identified that could be suitable for wind use.

The evaluation of the areas was presented by senatorers from the Berlin Senate. The WindBG obliges all federal states to show areas for wind energy systems. For Berlin, a target brand of 0.25 percent by 2027 and 0.5 percent by 2032. By May 31, 2024, the legally required planning process for the final identified areas must be initiated. According to the study, there are 53 theoretical potential areas in Berlin, of which 31 remained after taking minimum sizes and exclusion criteria.

technical developments and challenges

Wind energy in Germany pursues ambitious goals based on the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), which has an installed performance of 115 gigawatt wind energy on land by 2030. This requires an annual expansion of around 9 gigawatt gross. The installed performance in Germany is currently around 58 gigawatts (as of the end of 2022). The WindbG demands from the federal states to determine binding surface goals, which means around 446 hectares of wind power surfaces for Berlin to meet the requirements.

Technical developments in wind energy, such as lower light and noise emissions as well as modern safety standards, support the expansion of wind power. However, there are challenges in planning, especially with regard to nature conservation and regional conflicts. The consideration of birds and bats in the planning plays a crucial role. By converting the wind energy of the wind, wind turbines generate electrical energy and have the most economical expansion potential among renewable energies.

An essential part of the current discussion about wind power in Berlin is the fact that the legislative framework must be adjusted quickly in order to ensure an effective implementation of the case studies and planning. The next steps in this process are crucial to achieve the goal of sustainable energy generation in the capital. rbb24 reports that… and [berlin.de informs about the Backgrounds.] (Https://www.berlin.de/sen/web/Pressemitteungen/2024/Pressemitteilungs.1403204.php) also [The Environmental Federal Office offers comprehensive information] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/themen/klima-energie/erneuerergie/windenergie-land in Germany and its Regulation.