Windkraft in Bayern – Großes Potenzial für die Energiewende

The analysis by Ember and Initiative Klimaneutrales Deutschland finds that Bavaria's wind energy capacity could be significantly increased by relaxing the '10H' distance rule. Reducing the minimum distance to 800 meters could increase capacity to 15 GW, allowing the state to replace 14 TWh of gas-based electricity generation and reduce annual gas consumption by 28 TWh, potentially saving between 1.3 billion and 3.4 billion euros annually.

• Bavaria's current wind energy capacity of 2.6 GW could be doubled to 5.2 GW, increasing annual generation from 4 TWh to 8 TWh, even while maintaining the restrictive 10H rule.
• Implementing a statewide 800-meter distance rule between wind turbines and residential areas could nearly six-fold the wind energy capacity to 15 GW, resulting in 22 TWh of annual generation.
• Expanding wind capacity to 15 GW could replace 14 TWh of electricity currently produced from fossil gas, reducing Bavaria's annual gas consumption by 28 TWh (27%).
• The reduction in gas consumption could lead to annual savings of 1.3 billion euros based on 2024 expected prices, or 3.4 billion euros if prices return to 2022 levels.
• Wind energy expansion is essential for Bavaria to meet its 2030 goal of 78 TWh of renewable electricity, as solar energy alone (targeted at 40 TWh) cannot bridge the gap.

APA

Brown, S. (2023). Windkraft in Bayern – Großes Potenzial für die Energiewende. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Wind_kraft-in-Bay_ern-–-Groses-Po_ten_zial-fur-die-Energie_wen_de.pdf

Chicago

Brown, Sarah. Windkraft in Bayern – Großes Potenzial für die Energiewende. Ember, 2023. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Wind_kraft-in-Bay_ern-–-Groses-Po_ten_zial-fur-die-Energie_wen_de.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{brown2023windkraft, author = {Brown, Sarah}, title = {{Windkraft in Bayern – Großes Potenzial für die Energiewende}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Wind_kraft-in-Bay_ern-–-Groses-Po_ten_zial-fur-die-Energie_wen_de.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }