Onshore wind · Germany
WP Hopsten-Schale
Operator Bürgerenergiegesellschaft Windpark Schale GmbH & Co. KG
Operational9 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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WP Hopsten-Schale is a 9 MW wind farm 6.3 km south-east of Freren, Hopsten, Steinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It first operated in 2020. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 23 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 site
- Technology
- Onshore wind
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Operational (In operation)
- Operator
- Bürgerenergiegesellschaft Windpark Schale GmbH & Co. KG
- Location
- Hopsten, Steinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 48496, Germany
- First operating
- 2020
- Turbines
- 2
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Timeline
- 1 October 2020 Operational
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names WP Hopsten-Schale. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has WP Hopsten-Schale had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names WP Hopsten-Schale; it holds 30 incidents at wind farms in Germany.
- What is the status of WP Hopsten-Schale?
- Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is WP Hopsten-Schale?
- 6.3 km south-east of Freren, Hopsten, Steinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (postcode 48496).
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).