Approval procedure
Our approval procedures for wind energy projects start with:
- Optimum configuration of the wind farm
(wind yield and access)
- Extensive studies on the environment
(birds and bats)
- Environmental impact assessment, or EIA pre-testing
- Accompanying plans for landscape conservation
- Inclusion of the local communities in the planning process
- Preliminary consultation with the approval authorities to expedite procedure
The actual approval procedure is:
- An approval procedure under emission control law / building permit procedure
Elements of licence applications
and procedures include:
- Building documents with the exact site plans and drawings
- Proof of compliance with the relevant building regulations
- Types or individual testing of the wind turbine (stability)
- Report on the suitability of the subsoil
- Reports on sound and shadow casting
(compliance with the permissible limit values)
- Detailed evaluation of impact on nature
- Offsetting and compensatory measures
for the impact on nature
- Documents on occupational safety and fire protection etc.
