Claudia Röhr (31) with daughter Joline (3) and son Bruno (1): “The distance to the houses is important. We can already hear the wheels from a great distance” Photo: Ralf Guenther
By Mary-Lou Künzel
Brandenburg is taking the wind out of the sails of the federal government’s wind turbine plans. That pleases many residents in the Mark.
Manfred Andree (70) from Hoppegarten near Berlin is a member of the local citizens’ initiative. Since 2018, this has been taking action against the planned construction of a wind farm and twelve wind turbines in a forest between Lake Maxsee and nearby Schönfelde.
Manfred Andree (70) from Hoppegarten: “At least 1000 meters distance to towns is necessary. After all, the turbines are getting higher and the noise is getting louder.” Photo: Ralf Guenther
“We are by no means against the principle of wind energy,” says Andree. “But the problem is that we, a settlement with 270 inhabitants, are the people most likely to be affected and the nature reserve on the Maxsee would have to suffer greatly.”
He emphasizes: “We think Brandenburg’s project is a good one. A minimum distance of 1000 meters is important because the systems are getting bigger and louder.”
Resident Claudia Röhr (31) lives with her two children Joline (3) and Bruno (1) in the village of Zinndorf. She also praises the planned Brandenburg regulation. “We are for wind power, but we don’t want to have 20 wind turbines right in front of the door,” she says.
Because: “If the wind is favourable, we can already hear the wheels from a great distance,” says Röhr.
