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Onshore wind · Germany

Windpark Hürtgenwald - Rote Kaul

Operator REA GmbH Umweltinvest

Planned12.7 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Windpark Hürtgenwald - Rote Kaul is a 12.7 MW wind farm 7.5 km north-east of Roetgen, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 21 other energy sites within 10 km. 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-2576, Wind turbine collapses onto fields in Weeze, Germany, 106 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-25762026Wind turbine collapses onto fields in Weeze, Germany106 kmMajor
EIR-09172013Enercon E126 blade break in Germany prompts fleet-wide turbine monitoring108 kmSignificant
EIR-24052026Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg126 kmMinor
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
12.7 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
REA GmbH Umweltinvest
Location
Hürtgenwald, Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 52393, Germany
First operating
2028
Turbines
2

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Windpark Hürtgenwald - Rote Kaul 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 Hürtgenwald - Rote Kaul; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Windpark Hürtgenwald - Rote Kaul?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Windpark Hürtgenwald - Rote Kaul?
7.5 km north-east of Roetgen, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 52393).

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).