Onshore wind · Germany
Kruchten 1
Operator WE West Energy GmbH
Operational1.3 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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Kruchten 1 is a 1.3 MW wind farm 18 km south-west of Bitburg, Kruchten, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It first operated in 2002. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 23 other energy sites within 10 km, 18 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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The site
- Technology
- Onshore wind
- Capacity
- 1.3 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Operational (In operation)
- Operator
- WE West Energy GmbH
- Location
- Kruchten, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz, 54675, Germany
- First operating
- 2002
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Timeline
- 22 May 2002 Operational
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Kruchten 1. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has Kruchten 1 had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Kruchten 1; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
- What is the status of Kruchten 1?
- Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is Kruchten 1?
- 18 km south-west of Bitburg, Kruchten, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (postcode 54675).
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).