Onshore wind · Germany

Dorsten Gälkenheide

Operator Windenergie Gälkenheide GmbH & Co. KG

Operational6 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Dorsten Gälkenheide is a 6 MW wind farm 3.6 km north of Dorsten, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 38 other energy sites within 10 km, 31 of them wind farms. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany, and 351 worldwide.

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Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
6 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Operational (In operation)
Operator
Windenergie Gälkenheide GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Dorsten, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 46284, Germany
First operating
2026

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

  • 24 August 2026 Operational

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

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Has Dorsten Gälkenheide had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Dorsten Gälkenheide; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Dorsten Gälkenheide?
Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Dorsten Gälkenheide?
3.6 km north of Dorsten, Germany (postcode 46284).

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).