Energy - Green light for wind farm in the Burgenland district
The lignite miner Mibrag is allowed to build another wind park on a reclaimed mining site in the Burgenlandkreis. The district granted the permit for the construction of Wind Park Profen II on Tuesday, as the company announced. The procedure was carried out with public participation. Green light has already been given for the construction of the wind park Breunsdorf in Saxony and for the wind park HSR I in the Helmstedter Revier in Lower Saxony.
Power for 46,000 households
In Profen, a part of the Elsteraue community, ten wind turbines with a total capacity of 62 Megawatt are planned on a mining site. According to the information provided, they can produce up to 160 Gigawatt hours of electricity annually, which Mibrag expects to feed into the public grid as early as 2027. According to the mining company's statements, this amount of electricity can theoretically supply power to around 46,000 households. Alternatively, green hydrogen can be produced from this electricity through electrolysis.
Mibrag CEO Armin Eichholz described the construction of the wind parks as an important step to exploit the existing potential. "Wind Park Profen II also provides a basis for the medium-term production of green hydrogen from renewable energies in the heart of the Central German Coalfield."
High investments planned
Approximately 120 million Euro are planned to be invested in the wind park. Mibrag, headquartered in Zeitz, is mining lignite in Saxony-Anhalt at the Tagebau Profen and in Saxony at the Tagebau Vereinigtes Schleenhain. The company, which employs around 1400 people, is one of the largest employers in southern Saxony-Anhalt.
- Mibrag's investment in renewable energy doesn't stop at Wind Park Profen II; they also have permits for wind parks in Saxony and Lower Saxony, such as Breunsdorf and HSR I respectively.
- While wind farms are a significant source of electricity, alternative uses for this energy are also being explored, like the production of green hydrogen through electrolysis.
- The Alternative Energies Act in Saxony-Anhalt has attracted companies like Mibrag, contributing to the region becoming a hub for alternative energy productions such as wind farms.
- Despite being a lignite miner, Mibrag recognizes the importance of promoting Electricity from Wind power and other Alternative energies, as demonstrated by their investments in Saxony-Anhalt and the Burgenland district.
- Germany's push for lower CO2 emissions and reliance on Renewable Energy sources has led to burgeoning opportunities in regions like Saxony, Lower Saxony, and Burgenland, where projects like wind farms are being built, contributing to the country's Energy reduction goals.
