Onshore wind · Germany

WEA Altenrüthen

Operational2.3 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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WEA Altenrüthen is a 2.3 MW wind farm 3.2 km west of Rüthen, Büren, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2015. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 40 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 350 worldwide.

658 energy sites within 40 km for WEA Altenrüthen

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Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
2.3 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Operational (In operation)
Location
Büren, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 59602, Germany
First operating
2015

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

  • 15 June 2015 Operational

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

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Has WEA Altenrüthen had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names WEA Altenrüthen; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of WEA Altenrüthen?
Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is WEA Altenrüthen?
3.2 km west of Rüthen, Büren, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 59602).

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).