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Onshore wind · Germany

Vechte Wind eGbR

Operator Vechte Wind GmbH & Co. KG

Planned5.6 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Vechte Wind eGbR is a 5.6 MW wind farm 4.1 km north of Metelen, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 41 other energy sites within 10 km, 38 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 pack for this site lists 24 comparable onshore wind incidents in Germany, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0740, Nordex turbine collapses at Herkentrup wind farm in Germany, 26 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-07402025Nordex turbine collapses at Herkentrup wind farm in Germany26 kmMajor
EIR-18112023Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany49 kmMajor
EIR-07992021Wind turbine collapses at Haltern AV9 wind park in Germany49 kmSignificant
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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
5.6 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Vechte Wind GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Metelen, Steinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 48629, Germany
First operating
2026

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Vechte Wind eGbR had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Vechte Wind eGbR; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Vechte Wind eGbR?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Vechte Wind eGbR?
4.1 km north of Metelen, Germany (postcode 48629).

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).