Citizens defend themselves against wind power: nature in danger!

On January 10, 2025, an initiative from several citizens' initiatives in the region handed over to the Minister 42 brochures for distribution to CDU member of the state parliament. This initiative is known for its commitment to the wind power plans of the regional association Neckar-Alb. The brochure entitled "Mensch Natur" was created by the club from Göppingen under the direction of Gerti boots and comprises almost 200 pages with professional photo montages. The photo montages show the changes in the landscape in Baden-Württemberg through the planned wind turbines and illustrate the extent of the planned wind industry projects in the country.

The representatives of the initiative spoke out in their handover campaign against wind power in Baden-Württemberg and explained that the energy transition had failed. They called for a technology -open approach for the energy transition and pointed out the increasing criticism of the citizens of the proposed landscape change. There was thanks for the friendly and constructive conversation with the minister.

Details on wind energy expansion in Baden-Württemberg

At the same time, a data and map service from the State Institute for Environment Baden-Württemberg offers extensive information on wind energy expansion. This public dashboard contains current diagrams of existing and planned wind turbines in Baden-Württemberg. There, information about approved and operated systems and their installed performance can be viewed.

In addition, information on the number of wind energy projects in planning is provided. The map view enables you to get locations and to obtain detailed information of individual wind turbines. Further information on the supply of electricity is included in the brochure "Renewable Energies in Baden-Württemberg", and the data is updated annually by the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg. The brochure "Renewable energies in Baden-Württemberg 2023" is also available as a PDF.