It is uncharted territory in wind energy: the construction of a wind turbine more than 350 meters high. The project in the Brandenburg municipality of Schipkau in Lusatia is set to take shape in 2025.
According to the company Gicon in Dresden, the foundations of the unique high-altitude wind turbine, which is almost as high as the Berlin television tower, are to be poured in the first quarter. The research facility at the Klettwitz wind farm (Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) is expected to be commissioned in the fall of 2025.
The company is talking about the world's tallest wind turbine. The turbine on a former open-cast mine site has a hub height of 300 meters and reaches a height of around 365 meters including the rotors. Previous wind turbines are around half this size.
Interest in further high-altitude wind turbines in Germany
The project is being implemented on behalf of a subsidiary of the Federal Agency for Leap Innovation - Beventum GmbH, as Gicon announced. "There is a great deal of interest in further wind turbines of this type and talks with the first users are in full swing." Coordination is underway for further sites. There is the potential for 1,000 more high-altitude wind turbines by 2030.
High-altitude wind turbines to be integrated into wind farms
According to Beventum GmbH, the first installation of such a high-altitude wind turbine is expected to cost 25 million euros. "We will build the world's highest wind turbines (...)", says the company. They will utilize the particularly strong high-altitude wind and be integrated as a second level in existing wind farms.
An installed mast for wind measurement at the Klettwitz wind farm initially provided insights for the project. Beventum from Leipzig says it wants to make innovative wind power technologies usable for the economy.
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