Germany’s low mountain ranges are full of excellent wind sites. Still, most of these remain undeveloped. This is because the windy mountain ranges are generally wooded and in many regions, forests are off limits to wind project planers. But wooded areas are excellent sites for developing wind energy. Conservationists, wind far owners, forest owners and forest offices are convinced of this - the example being Hilchenbach in the Rothaargebirge. To boost the performance of the five E-82 turbines located there, ENERCON developed a 138 metre precast concrete tower - the tallest to date!
