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Onshore wind · Germany

Dorsten Hilgenböcken

Operator Bürgerwind Hilgenböcken GmbH & Co. KG

Planned7.2 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Dorsten Hilgenböcken is a 7.2 MW wind farm 7.4 km west of Haltern am See, Dorsten, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2027. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 57 other energy sites within 10 km, 50 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-1811, Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany, 7.8 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-18112023Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany7.8 kmMajor
EIR-07992021Wind turbine collapses at Haltern AV9 wind park in Germany7.8 kmSignificant
EIR-07402025Nordex turbine collapses at Herkentrup wind farm in Germany24 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
7.2 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Bürgerwind Hilgenböcken GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Dorsten, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 46286, Germany
First operating
2027

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Dorsten Hilgenböcken had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Dorsten Hilgenböcken; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Dorsten Hilgenböcken?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Dorsten Hilgenböcken?
7.4 km west of Haltern am See, Dorsten, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 46286).

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).