An Enercon E-138 is erected on a landfill site for building rubble
Ludwigsfelde/Germany, 14 February 2024.Energiequelle GmbH begins construction of a wind turbine in Ludwigsfelde. An Enercon E-138 with a hub height of 160 meters and an output of 4.2 MW is being built on a construction waste landfill site in the Brandenburg district of Teltow-Fläming.
Approval for the turbine was already granted in March 2023. The project subsequently had to undergo an objection procedure, which was rejected by the State Office for the Environment. After clarifying the legal issues relevant to the start of construction, Energiequelle decided to start building the wind turbine in order to send a positive signal for the energy transition in the region.
This week, work will begin on the road construction and then on improving the subsoil in the form of impulse compaction. The plant is due to go into operation this year and feed the first kilowatt hour into the grid.
Erik Klaus, Project Manager at Energiequelle GmbH, is delighted that the go-ahead for construction has finally been given: “The first usage agreement was concluded over ten years ago. The project required a lot of patience and had to overcome a number of hurdles. That’s why I’m very happy that we now have the permit in our hands and can start building the turbine.”
The turbine is Energiequelle’s 808th wind turbine. The company has connected more than 1,700 MW to the grid across Europe.
