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| The minimum distance of wind turbines from residential areas in Germany is not regulated uniformly by the federal government but by the individual federal states, meaning that there are a large number of different regulations. Around half of the federal state regulations are based on the blanket thousand metre rule, whereby wind turbines may not be located closer than 1000 metres to a (general/clean) residential area. For years, this regulation has been a major bone of contention in the expansion of renewable energies and wind power in North Rhine-Westphalia. However, the thousand metre rule has now been approved by a large majority in the NRW state parliament. abolishedto drive forward the expansion of further wind power and achieve the climate targets. According to the "State Association for Renewable Energies", wind turbines will nevertheless continue to be located several hundred metres away from residential areas in North Rhine-Westphalia, partly due to noise protection regulations. Nonetheless, the abolition of the thousand metre rule, taking into account noise protection regulations, should reduce the area that may be built on with wind turbines in future by 42 per cent The result of the calculation by the "Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz NRW" (LANUV) must be taken into account. M&P ENERGY is pleased about this positive news regarding the increase in wind energy in North Rhine-Westphalia and about the possibility of being able to support the planning of these new wind power plants with its expertise. |
NRW overturns thousand metre rule for wind turbines
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Sep