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.