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Onshore wind · Germany

Wielen

Operator Wielener Naturstrom GmbH & Co. KG

Planned20.4 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Wielen is a 20.4 MW wind farm 13 km west of Uelsen, Wielen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 8 other energy sites within 10 km, 7 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-0808, Nacelle fire at Rhede wind farm prompts Enercon investigation, 69 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-08082018Nacelle fire at Rhede wind farm prompts Enercon investigation69 kmSignificant
EIR-07402025Nordex turbine collapses at Herkentrup wind farm in Germany73 kmMajor
EIR-18112023Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany94 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
20.4 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Wielener Naturstrom GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Wielen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, 49847, Germany
First operating
2028
Turbines
3

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Wielen had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Wielen; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Wielen?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Wielen?
13 km west of Uelsen, Wielen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany (postcode 49847).

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).