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Onshore wind · Germany

Ankum - Menkenheide

Operator Vierzehnte Bürgerwind GmbH

Planned21.6 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Ankum - Menkenheide is a 21.6 MW wind farm 3.3 km north-west of Bersenbrück, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 27 other energy sites within 10 km, 21 of them wind farms. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany, and 350 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 24 comparable onshore wind incidents in Germany, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1352, Turbine fire at Stemwede Bürgerwindpark in Germany, 40 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-13522023Turbine fire at Stemwede Bürgerwindpark in Germany40 kmSignificant
EIR-08082018Nacelle fire at Rhede wind farm prompts Enercon investigation69 kmSignificant
EIR-07402025Nordex turbine collapses at Herkentrup wind farm in Germany87 kmMajor
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 21 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.

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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
21.6 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Vierzehnte Bürgerwind GmbH
Location
Bersenbrück, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, 49593, Germany
First operating
2028
Turbines
3

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names Ankum - Menkenheide. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Ankum - Menkenheide had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Ankum - Menkenheide; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Ankum - Menkenheide?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Ankum - Menkenheide?
3.3 km north-west of Bersenbrück, Germany (postcode 49593).

Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).