Bürgerwindpark Südliche Ortenau
Bürgerwindpark Südliche Ortenau GmbH
Ettenheim, Germany
About
Founded in 2015, Bürgerwindpark Südliche Ortenau is a private headquartered in Ettenheim, Germany specializing in Wind.
Bürgerwindpark Südliche Ortenau is a wind energy project consisting of seven General Electric 2.75 MW turbines located on elevated terrain between the municipalities of Ettenheim, Schuttertal, and Seelbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The wind park became operational in mid-2016 and was developed under an innovative financing model with local municipalities and the Ettenheimer Bürgerenergie eG cooperative holding majority ownership stakes. Annual electricity production reached record levels of over 45 million kWh in 2020, sufficient to cover approximately 30% of the annual electricity consumption of the three host municipalities. The project emphasizes environmental stewardship, including 249 bat and bird nesting boxes as compensation for forest habitat loss, and operational protocols to minimize impacts on local bat populations.
Headquarters
Ettenheim, Germany
Founded
2015
Company Type
Private