2015: Start of the biggest onshore project in the company’s history

With Chransdorf wind farm in Brandenburg, PNE not only realised the largest onshore project in the company’s history back in 2015. Chransdorf was also one of the first major wind farm projects to be realised in a forest area. A total of 24 Nordex N117/2400 wind turbines with an overall height of 200 metres were constructed. The turbines generate around 185,000 megawatt-hours of electricity each year – enough to cover the average annual demand of about 53,000 households. 

Plans were drawn up as part of the project development in cooperation with the municipalities of Altdöbern and Großräschen. Due to the wind farm's location in a forest area, it was essential to draw up a landscape management plan. This plan determined the compensation measures needed for conservation purposes and calculated the financial cost.

Measures costing around two million euros were taken to compensate for disturbance of biotopes, soil function and habitats as well as mitigate the impact on the landscape. The PNE WIND Group made another significant contribution to the energy transition and climate-friendly power generation in Germany with Chransdorf wind farm.