Onshore wind · Germany
Hopperkopf WKA 8
Operator Verbands-Energie-Werk Gesellschaft für Erneuerbare Energien mbH
Planned6.8 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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Hopperkopf WKA 8 is a 6.8 MW wind farm 3.9 km south-east of Willingen, Germany. It first operated in 2030. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 17 other energy sites within 10 km, 13 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, 53 km from this site.
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| EIR-2405 | 2026 | Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg | 53 km | Minor |
| EIR-0346 | 2026 | Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany | 108 km | Major |
| EIR-1811 | 2023 | Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany | 114 km | Major |
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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 packThe site
- Technology
- Onshore wind
- Capacity
- 6.8 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Planned (In planning)
- Operator
- Verbands-Energie-Werk Gesellschaft für Erneuerbare Energien mbH
- Location
- Willingen (Upland), Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen, 34508, Germany
- First operating
- 2030
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Hopperkopf WKA 8. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Hopperkopf WKA 8 had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Hopperkopf WKA 8; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
- What is the status of Hopperkopf WKA 8?
- Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is Hopperkopf WKA 8?
- 3.9 km south-east of Willingen, Germany (postcode 34508).
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).