Aiwanger wants to build 600 new wind turbines - mainly in Bavaria's forests

Created: 2022-02-09 20:13

By: Tanja Kipke

Hubert Aiwanger wants to have 600 new wind turbines installed in Bavaria by 2032.

(Iconic image) © Nicolas Armer/dpa

Because of the controversial 10-H rule, wind power is hardly making any headway in Bavaria.

Economics Minister Aiwanger wants to change that and build 600 new wind turbines - some in the middle of the forest.

Munich - The 10-H rule that applies in Bavaria is hindering the expansion of wind power in Bavaria.

Only about two weeks ago, Markus Söder announced that he would stick to the controversial rule.

She is necessary in Bavaria.

The Bavarian Economics and Energy Minister Hubert Aiwanger (free voters) would still like to have at least 600 new wind turbines built in Bavaria over the next ten years.

That would double the capacity installed today, said Aiwanger on Wednesday in Munich*.

Wind power in Bavaria: Aiwanger with a new approach - "go massively into the forests"

To do this, the priority areas that have already been designated would have to be exempted from the 10-H rule.

The minister also demanded "that we go massively into the forests".

The wind turbines were less of a problem there, and only small areas of forest would have to be cleared.

There are currently around 28,000 wind turbines in Germany and 1,138 in Bavaria.

"We have to move forward now," said Aiwanger.

However, without the acceptance of local citizens, the expansion will not succeed.

According to the 10-H rule in Bavaria, wind turbines must be ten times their height from the nearest residential building - a wind turbine 100 meters high would therefore have to be 1,000 meters away from the houses.

On Thursday, the state parliament will vote on the SPD parliamentary group's proposal to abolish the 10-hour rule.

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Allocating two percent of the Bavarian state area for wind power is not practicable, said Aiwanger.

The federal government must consider the overall performance of a federal state and include the Bavarian successes in solar energy in the calculation.

When it comes to solar energy, Bavaria is the nationwide leader.

The federal government should take over the Bavarian subsidy program and promote the expansion of solar energy with a subsidy program for photovoltaic storage.

In second place among the renewable energies in Bavaria is hydropower.