Onshore wind · Germany
Windpark Birkach 2
Operator Bürgerwindenergie Birkach 2 GmbH & Co. KG
Planned6.8 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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Windpark Birkach 2 is a 6.8 MW wind farm 5.5 km north-west of Höchstadt an der Aisch, Wachenroth, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Bayern, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 28 other energy sites within 10 km, 11 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-2236, Rotor blade falls from turbine at Waldhausen wind farm, Germany, 108 km from this site.
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| EIR-2236 | 2026 | Rotor blade falls from turbine at Waldhausen wind farm, Germany | 108 km | Significant |
| EIR-0346 | 2026 | Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany | 127 km | Major |
| EIR-0917 | 2013 | Enercon E126 blade break in Germany prompts fleet-wide turbine monitoring | 248 km | Significant |
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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
- Bürgerwindenergie Birkach 2 GmbH & Co. KG
- Location
- Wachenroth, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Bayern, 96193, Germany
- First operating
- 2028
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Windpark Birkach 2. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Windpark Birkach 2 had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Windpark Birkach 2; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
- What is the status of Windpark Birkach 2?
- Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is Windpark Birkach 2?
- 5.5 km north-west of Höchstadt an der Aisch, Wachenroth, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Bayern, Germany (postcode 96193).
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).