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Onshore wind · Germany

Buchgarten

Operator Lichtenauer Bürgerwind II GmbH & Co. KG

Planned24 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Buchgarten is a 24 MW wind farm on the edge of Lichtenau, Germany. It first operated in 2027. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 148 other energy sites within 10 km, 144 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-2405, Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg, 83 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-24052026Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg83 kmMinor
EIR-13522023Turbine fire at Stemwede Bürgerwindpark in Germany91 kmSignificant
EIR-18112023Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany116 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
24 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Lichtenauer Bürgerwind II GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Lichtenau, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 33165, Germany
First operating
2027
Turbines
4

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Buchgarten had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Buchgarten; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Buchgarten?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Buchgarten?
On the edge of Lichtenau, Germany (postcode 33165).

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).