Construction criteria in wind-power state re-examined
The new government coalition of CDU, Greens and FDP in Germany鈥檚 northern wind-power state Schleswig-Holstein means many wind power projects will need re-examining, Schleswig-Holsteinische Landeszeitung reports. The federal state鈥檚 interior ministry was currently evaluating 6,000 individual requests over new rules for wind power expansion made across the state dubbed 鈥�the cradle of the Energiewende鈥�. The parties say in their coalition agreement that construction criteria would be reviewed 鈥渢o ensure the highest possible local acceptance鈥�. The parties also agreed to increase the minimum distance of new turbines from residential areas to five times the turbine鈥檚 height.
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See the 威力彩玩法 factsheet From survey to harvest: How to build a wind farm in Germany for more information.