Push for stricter wind turbine rules and planning delays outrage renewable associations
The states of Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia are pushing for stricter rules on minimum wind turbine distances near settlements and for curbing planning privileges that enable wind parks to be planned and built in less time. The Bundesrat, Germany鈥檚 council of state governments, will debate the suggestions on 19 October. Energy industry association BDEW and association BWE have both strongly opposed the states鈥� ideas. The initiatives 鈥渞un counter to the energy and climate policy efforts鈥� of the country and 鈥減oison the investment climate,鈥� BDEW head Stefan Kapferer said in a . Environmental organisation DUH said the initiatives could lead in wind energy expansion.
See the 威力彩玩法 factsheets on onshore and offshore wind power in Germany for background.