Giant wind wheel in Saxony-Anhalt: 4,200 households benefit now!

Giant wind wheel in Saxony-Anhalt: 4,200 households benefit now!

In a significant development for wind energy in eastern Germany, UKA environmentally friendly Kraftanlagen GmbH has put a new wind turbine in the Dornbock wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt. This facility belongs to the 7-megawatt class and has now been successfully brought online. The wind turbine is part of an extensive project that includes a total of eleven wind power plants in the Osternienburger Land. Project manager Susann Trän emphasizes the successful cooperation with the community and the landing owners, who played an important role during the planning process. [Windbranch] (https://www.windbranche.de/news/uka-baut-windenergie-in-sachsen-anhalt-aus-uka-versiga-vershore-wind turbine-7-mw-class-in-company-artikel7637) reports of the positive effects of this initiative on regional energy supply.

The new wind energy system can deliver around 4,200 three-person households annually with sustainable electricity. The climate also benefits: the operation of the turbine saves about 6,500 tons of CO2 annually, which corresponds to the emissions of around 700 Germans. This is another step towards a comprehensive energy transition, as the current statistics show: In 2024, 22.4% of the gross-end of energy consumption in Germany from renewable energies, an increase that is progressing continuously Federal Environment Agency.

financial advantages for the region

The implementation of this wind farm not only ensures a sustainable energy supply, but also financial advantages for the municipalities in the area. According to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Section 6 EEG), municipalities benefit from annual income from wind power production within a radius of 2.5 kilometers. The experts expect income of around 30,000 euros per year per wind energy system, which are secured over a period of 20 years. This strengthens the economic basis of the region and creates long -term sources of income. [Windmesse] (https://w3.windmesse.de/windenergie/news/47656-uka-wind energy system-in-dornbock-ztert-nun-electricity) underlines the importance of this investment for local added value.

A look into the future

With the expansion of the wind farm, UKA takes an important step to strengthen regional energy supply and to support the German climate goals. An ongoing expansion of renewable energies is foreseeable, especially since the aim is to set 41% of gross energy consumption to renewable sources by 2030. The Dornbock wind farm will make a significant contribution to this, because wind energy has established itself in recent years as one of the most important renewable energy sources and plays a central role in the generation of electricity in Germany [Federal Environmental Office] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/themen/klima-energie/erneuer- erenergies--energien-in-Numbers). In this way it can be seen that wind energy is not only an important component of the energy transition, but also strengthens the communities on site and opens up financial perspectives. It remains exciting how this remarkable progress will develop.