Berlin in the wind turbine dispute: Mayor Wegner calls for amendment to the law!

Berlin in the wind turbine dispute: Mayor Wegner calls for amendment to the law!

Berlin, Deutschland - The dispute over wind turbines in Berlin takes new twists. Berlin's Government Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU), according to Image The law of Economic Minister Robert Habeck on wind energy in the criticism is currently being revised at the federal level. A central point of the law are the planned wind turbines, which are supposed to reach proud heights of 230 to 270 meters, including extensive concrete slopes and foundations.

Especially in landscape protection areas as well as in areas that are shown for bird protection and fauna flora habitats, there are various wind energy projects on the agenda. Eight natural areas in Berlin are directly affected: These include the Grunewald, Jungfernheide and the Karolinenhöhe/Gatower Rieselfelder. The planned wind energy areas include several areas that must now be examined more closely.

political measures and changes in target

The CDU member of the Bundestag Adrian Grasse is committed to a change in the wind energy need law, which is intended to free Berlin and other city-states from certain obligations. Since 2022, the traffic light government has decided that 80 % of electricity in Germany should come from renewable energies by 2030. For Berlin, this means that at least 0.25 % by the end of 2027 and until 2032 0.5 % of the country area must be shown as wind energy areas.

There are currently on time debates, since the deadline ends for the area output on March 31, 2024. An extension by December 31, 2026 could enable Berlin to reduce the area shares by up to 75 %. According to Tagesschau , Habeck's new "Windergie-Anland-Strategy" pursues the goal of accelerating the expansion of wind turbines on land. The necessary measures range from the provision of additional areas to the simplification of the approval procedures in order to gain qualified specialists.

social acceptance and ecological dealings

A good hand in dealing with the public is required: by July 11th, citizens can take part in public participation to change the land use plan, in which 1300 statements have already been submitted. The acceptance of wind power projects in the population seems to be increasing; While 24 % complaints were still loud in 2020, the value in 2021 dropped to 17 %.

The Federal Environment Agency emphasizes that the goal of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) is to have installed 115 gigawatt wind energy on land by the end of 2030. An annual expansion of around 9 gigawatt gross is required, especially to replace the outdated systems that need to be dismantled by the end of 2030. Here wind power projects, which are integrated through technical progress and clever planning in nature, could play a key role. The data also show that wind energy has the greatest economic expansion potential among renewable energies and wind turbines can be paid by a short time.