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Onshore wind · Germany

Wipperberg

Operator Energiekontor AG

Planned13.2 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Wipperberg is a 13.2 MW wind farm on the edge of Nieheim, Bad Driburg, Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2029. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 61 other energy sites within 10 km, 42 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-1352, Turbine fire at Stemwede Bürgerwindpark in Germany, 82 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-13522023Turbine fire at Stemwede Bürgerwindpark in Germany82 kmSignificant
EIR-24052026Wind turbine blade falls after trailer overturns near Plettenberg105 kmMinor
EIR-18112023Wind turbine reported to have snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany130 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
13.2 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Energiekontor AG
Location
Bad Driburg, Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 33014, Germany
First operating
2029
Turbines
2

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

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

Has Wipperberg had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Wipperberg; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
What is the status of Wipperberg?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Wipperberg?
On the edge of Nieheim, Bad Driburg, Höxter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 33014).

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).