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Windpark Mengsberger Wald

Operator Rudewig Windpower - Michael Rudewig

Planned4.3 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Windpark Mengsberger Wald is a 4.3 MW wind farm 8 km north of Neustadt (Hessen), Gilserberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 32 other energy sites within 10 km, 25 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-0346, Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany, 61 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-03462026Two workers die after work basket fall at Birstein wind turbine, Germany61 kmMajor
EIR-24052026Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg91 kmMinor
EIR-18112023Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany161 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
4.3 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Rudewig Windpower - Michael Rudewig
Location
Gilserberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, 34630, Germany
First operating
2028

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Windpark Mengsberger Wald 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 Mengsberger Wald; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Windpark Mengsberger Wald?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Windpark Mengsberger Wald?
8 km north of Neustadt (Hessen), Gilserberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany (postcode 34630).

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).