Power plant · Heiden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wessendorf
Wessendorf is a power plant in Heiden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 48 MW of capacity, operated by Bürgerwindpark A 31 Hohe Mark GmbH & Co. KG, Bürgerwindpark A 31 Hohe Mark Wessendorf GmbH & Co. KG, Windenergie Marbeck GmbH & Co. FKP Betriebs KG and 3 others.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Heiden | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 46359 Heiden | 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 | 2017 | 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 | Bürgerwindpark A 31 Hohe Mark GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bürgerwindpark A 31 Hohe Mark Wessendorf GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windenergie Marbeck GmbH & Co. FKP Betriebs KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windkraft Stadtlohn GmbH & Co. Marbecker Betriebs KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windenergie Marbeck GmbH & Co. BWK Betriebs KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Windkraft Heiden GmbH & Co. KG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 48 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 14 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 | Westnetz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7898, 6.9733 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wessendorf is the 110th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 633rd-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 110th of 490 | 38,595 MW | 0.12% |
| Germany | 633rd of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,996th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 295 substations, 5 CO2 emitters (4 operating) and 2 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/782652069) | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Umspannwerk Wessendorf | Substation | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Station Lembeck | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| ProHiPerSi | Processing plant | — | — | 32 km |
| Green gas Lichtenvoorde (Biologische Industriële Reststoffenverwerking) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 37 km |
| Green gas Lichtenvoorde (Biologische Industriële Reststoffenverwerking) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 37 km |
| Biomass heat Beltrum (Groot Zevert Vergisting) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 42 km |
| Second TBRC Lünen | Processing plant | — | — | 42 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- Bürgerwindpark A 31 Hohe Mark GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Bürgerwindpark A 31 Hohe Mark Wessendorf GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Windenergie Marbeck GmbH & Co. FKP Betriebs KGOperator
- Windkraft Stadtlohn GmbH & Co. Marbecker Betriebs KGOperator
- Windenergie Marbeck GmbH & Co. BWK Betriebs KGOperator
- Windkraft Heiden GmbH & Co. KGOperator
- Westnetz GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany978
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Germany: country profile
- Largest power plants
Other power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niederaußem2,220 MW
- Neurath2,120 MW
- Weisweiler1,319 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- Datteln 41,052 MW
- Trianel Gaskraftwerk Hamm890 MW
- Knapsack I880 MW
- Heyden 4875 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.