Sohl wind farm
| Sohl wind farm | |||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 53 '12 " N , 8 ° 17' 54" E | ||
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 Germany
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| Type | Wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | 23.1 megawatts | ||
| owner | juwi AG | ||
| Project start | 2014 | ||
| Start of operations | Postponed several times, currently no date known | ||
| turbine | 7 wind turbines of the type Vestas V112-3.3 MW | ||
| was standing | June 2018 | ||
The Sohl wind farm is a planned wind farm near Sohl near Bad Laasphe in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district . It will later have seven Vestas V112 wind turbines, with ten wind turbines originally planned. In mathematical terms, around 13,000 households could be supplied with electrical energy through the park. Each turbine should have an installed capacity of 3.3 megawatts , which means that the wind farm should have an installed capacity of 23.1 megawatts. Commissioning was delayed several times due to legal proceedings after clearing and construction work had already been carried out. [outdated]
Juwi AG is responsible for planning and building the wind farm . The areas are owned by private owners as well as the state enterprise forest and wood NRW . It should be the first wind farm to be built on forest areas in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
history
The project was presented to the public for the first time in 2011. The building application according to the Federal Immission Control Act was submitted on July 31, 2013. In March 2014, the permit to build the wind farm was granted. The wind farm should go into operation in autumn of the same year.
Opponents of the project filed a judicial objection against the construction of the facilities. This led to a construction freeze. The district of Siegen-Wittgenstein later canceled this. As a result of this compulsory break, the systems were no longer completed in 2014, contrary to planning.
In order not to be affected by the winter, construction work should continue in spring 2015. In May 2015, the “Nature Conservation Association” filed a lawsuit and an objection to the project. At the end of August 2015, the administrative court in Arnsberg confirmed the appeal of the Landesgemeinschaft Naturschutz und Umwelt (LNU) in an urgent procedure. This threatened to tip over the wind farm. So far only the foundations in the shell have been completed.
In January 2016, juwi announced that a new approval process had been initiated. The company announced at the end of April 2016 that it would soon be submitting new documents for an approval procedure. This includes an environmental impact study and a fauna-flora-habitat impact assessment. The aim is to meet the main demands of the objectors against the wind farm and to inform and involve the public. It also became known that the foundation reinforcement had been dismantled and used in another juwi project, as a newer version of the system type with a different foundation or higher generator power was to be used. This amounts to 3.3 MW instead of 3 megawatts. Construction should start in spring 2017.
In September 2016 it was announced that the documents would be submitted to the Siegen-Wittgenstein district as the approval authority by the end of 2016. Commissioning should then take place in 2018. The submission of the documents is delayed until March 31, 2017. The reason for this is the intensive coordination for a legally secure application. The result of an environmental impact assessment required by the licensing authority is now available. But even in January 2018 there was still no news from the approval process. Juwi has to improve the documents. The company is sticking to the location.
In April 2018 it became known that juwi had still not submitted any new approval documents, although this had been announced. Since the city is still working on the completion of the zoning plan, they will only submit the documents afterwards. [outdated]
Failed sale
The wind farm was to be sold to the Wuppertaler Stadtwerke as a complete package for EUR 46 million . The potential buyer withdrew the offer, assuming that the wind forecast had been set too high. This was received with disappointment by the Wuppertal Green Group.
Wind turbines and technology
The seven wind turbines are to be of the Vestas V112 type , which have a rotor diameter of 112 m, a hub height of 140 m and, as a result, a total height of 196 m. They each have an installed capacity of 3.3 MW.
The feed is to take place via a substation in Eibelshausen , from where the energy will be distributed via the E.ON network.
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
| investment | Coordinates | position |
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| 1 | WEA 1 | |
| Abandoned planning | ||
| 3 | WEA 2 | near the compass and the Ilsource |
| 4th | WEA 4 | |
| 5 | Wind turbine 5 | |
| 6th | WEA 6 | |
| 7th | WEA 7 | |
| 8th | WEA 8 | |
| Abandoned planning | ||
| Abandoned planning | ||
Resistance to the project
Resistance to the project was formed among the population under the citizens' initiative "Wind energy production, but sensible" (WEGAS). Criticism is directed against the short distance of around 90 meters between two wind turbines and a bird sanctuary. At this stand, the wind speed for meaningful operation is not given. The transmission oil also endangers the source of the oil . In general, impairments in the local recreation area are feared. The broad access routes and the large fallow land in the forest are also critical.
After resistance from the local population, seven of the ten plants originally planned were increased. The insufficient distance between three systems, which extended up to 550 meters from the residential buildings, was criticized. Therefore a postponement was suggested. Finally, the facilities that were very close to Sohl, and later the facility near the Ilsequelle, were deleted from the planning.
In addition to criticism at individual locations, there was general criticism about noise and the effects on nature, tourism and property values (see also: General criticism of wind turbines ).
See also
Web links
- Approval is here! Juwi is now bringing clean wind power to Bad Laasphe. Press release from juwi , March 12, 2014, accessed on September 24, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fischelbach: Juwi is waiting for the area to be cut . In: Siegener Zeitung. Wittgenstein edition . April 19, 2018, p. 6 .
- ↑ Sohl wind farm continues to shrink. Siegener Zeitung, February 14, 2014, accessed on September 27, 2014 .
- ↑ a b 2018 seven wheels should run on the sole. derWesten.de, September 17, 2016, accessed on September 17, 2016 .
- ↑ a b The first wind turbine towers should already be in place in summer. derWesten.de, March 11, 2014, accessed November 30, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Juwi has to make improvements. In: Siegener Zeitung. January 12, 2018, accessed January 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Ten more wind turbines. derWesten.de, September 18, 2013, accessed on October 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Juwi can continue building in Fischelbach-Sohl. The circle lifts the construction freeze. Siegener Zeitung, accessed on September 24, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Opposition to the wind farm. Siegener Zeitung, May 6, 2015, accessed on May 7, 2015 .
- ↑ The wind farm threatens to tip over . In: Siegener Zeitung. Wittgenstein edition . August 26, 2015, p. 5 .
- ↑ Juwi makes documents public for approval . In: Siegener Zeitung. Wittgenstein edition . January 14, 2015, p. 10 .
- ↑ New schedule for the Fischelbach wind farm . In: Siegener Zeitung. Wittgenstein edition . April 30, 2016, p. 6 .
- ↑ Bad Laasphe wind farm: building application will be submitted in March . In: Siegener Zeitung. Wittgenstein edition . February 17, 2017, p. 5 .
- ↑ Wind turbines at Birkefehl: "Talks have been positive so far". wp.de, May 27, 2017, accessed on May 28, 2017 : “On March 31, Juwi submitted around 90 folders with application documents for the Sohl to the regional president in Arnsberg. And the result of an environmental impact assessment, as required by the Siegen-Wittgenstein district as the approval authority, is also available. "
- ↑ Greens disappointed with participation in wind farm. In: gruene-wuppertal.de. January 22, 2015, accessed August 30, 2017 .
- ↑ News. City of Bad Laasphe, archived from the original on May 5, 2015 ; Retrieved May 5, 2015 .
- ↑ No rest in the "forest wind farm". derWesten , February 10, 2014, accessed September 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Holger Kiel: Prevent this madness. September 9, 2014, accessed May 5, 2015 .
- ^ Sohl wind farm, Bad Laasphe: wind turbine construction sites in the forest. wandergeschichten.de, archived from the original on May 5, 2015 ; Retrieved May 5, 2015 .
- ^ Benedikt Bernshausen: Sohler citizens want to move wind turbines. derWesten.de, October 19, 2013, accessed on October 21, 2016 .
- ↑ No wind power plant on the Ilsequelle. Sohl wind farm continues to shrink. Siegener Zeitung , February 24, 2014, accessed on September 22, 2014 .