2024: Construction of Bebensee wind farm

Empathy and the willingness to engage in constant dialogue with landowners play a key role in land acquisition, as reported by Stephan Eidinger, who is head of the department responsible for securing land. “The planning phases have got longer. Needless to say that we get to know the landowners during this time. Once the contract has been signed, rather than put it away in a drawer, we continue to keep the landowners up to date. How is the project currently progressing? What is new, what are the challenges? Do we need the landowners, do we need their help and expertise on-site? We involve them. A good relationship is really important for making the project a success.” 

One such example is Bebensee wind farm, under construction since 2024, where PNE is building five wind turbines on agricultural land in the municipalities of Mözen and Bebensee in Schleswig-Holstein. The wind farm will be connected to its own substation in Högersdorf. “In the 16 years that I have been overseeing the project, I have witnessed many life phases among the landowners. The project was highly volatile and kept on presenting us with new challenges, which we were ultimately able to master,” said Eidinger.