Power plant · Birstein, Hesse, Germany
WP Vogelsberg
WP Vogelsberg is a wind power plant in Birstein, Hesse, Germany, with 19.5 MW of capacity, operated by Hanse Windkraft GmbH, BGB-Gesellschaft Vogelsberg 10, Stahl Windenergie WEA260 GmbH& Co. KG and 1 other.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Birstein | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 63633 Birstein | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2005 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hanse Windkraft GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BGB-Gesellschaft Vogelsberg 10 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Stahl Windenergie WEA260 GmbH& Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BGB-Gesellschaft Windkraftanlage Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer 12 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 19.5 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Kreiswerke Main-Kinzig GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid connection level | High to medium voltage transformer (Umspannebene Hochspannung/Mittelspannung) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.3322, 9.2534 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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WP Vogelsberg is the 83rd-largest of 206 power plants in Hesse and the 1,892nd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 19.5 MW is <0.1% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesse | 83rd of 206 | 7,473 MW | 0.26% |
| Germany | 1,892nd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,760th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 substations, 40 data centers and 2 CO2 emitters (429,886 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wächtersbach | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Flörsbachtal | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Wächtersbach II | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Kraftwerk Staudinger | CO2 emitter | 261,600 tCO2e | — | 34 km |
| Artec data center, Hesse | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| GuD-Kraftwerk | CO2 emitter | 168,286 tCO2e | — | 39 km |
| CloudHQ | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| Equinix FR2 | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- Hanse Windkraft GmbHOperator
- BGB-Gesellschaft Vogelsberg 10Operator
- Stahl Windenergie WEA260 GmbH& Co. KGOperator
- BGB-Gesellschaft Windkraftanlage Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer 12Operator
- Kreiswerke Main-Kinzig GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in Hesse, Germany325
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Windparks in Deutschland3,909
- Kraftwerke in Birstein5
- Germany: country profile
- Largest power plants
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