Power plant · Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Windpark Dorsten Torfvenn (Dorsten Torfvenn wind farm)
Windpark Dorsten Torfvenn is a wind power plant in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 16.5 MW of capacity, operated by Bürgerwind Torfvenn GmbH & Co.KG (66.7%) and RombrookWind GmbH & Co. KG (33.3%).
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 | Dorsten | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 46286 Dorsten | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2023 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Bürgerwind Torfvenn GmbH & Co.KG (66.7% of the plant's capacity, by the units it runs) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RombrookWind GmbH & Co. KG (33.3% of the plant's capacity, by the units it runs) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16.5 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Westnetz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid connection level | Medium voltage (Mittelspannung) | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7646, 6.9773 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 25 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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Windpark Dorsten Torfvenn is the 256th-largest of 442 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 2,215th-largest of 3,869 in Germany by capacity; its 16.5 MW is <0.1% of the 168,599 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 | 256th of 442 | 30,348 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 2,215th of 3,869 | 168,599 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,293rd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 300 substations, 118 permit notices, 33 CO2 emitters (3 operating), 7 data centers and 2 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Lembeck | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Umspannwerk Wessendorf | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/782652069) | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Kraftwerk VI | CO2 emitter | 491,142 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Kraftwerk VII | CO2 emitter | 203,238 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Wasserstoff-Anlage | CO2 emitter | 184,414 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Solar park omgevingsvergunning decision, Winterswijk (gmb-2025-434763) | Permit notice | — | — | 25 km |
| Solar park omgevingsvergunning decision, Winterswijk (gmb-2025-553565) | Permit notice | — | — | 25 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning decision, Winterswijk (prb-2025-20128) | Permit notice | — | — | 25 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
- Bürgerwind Torfvenn GmbH & Co.KGOperator · 66.7%
- RombrookWind GmbH & Co. KGOperator · 33.3%
- Westnetz GmbHGrid operator
- Power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany978
- Power plants in Germany6,185
- Windparks in Deutschland3,909
- Kraftwerke in Dorsten8
- 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
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