In the project "Simulation game on the environmentally compatible spatial distribution of renewable energy production in exemplar regions", a method for assessing the conflict risks with nature and landscape in relation to the expansion of wind energy at federal level has already been developed and tested using different scenarios for the expansion of onshore wind energy. This has shown that, at least for the expansion envisaged at that time up to 2030 or 2035, there is certainly scope for optimising the choice of location for wind turbines from the perspective of nature and landscape conservation. Taking into account the risks of conflict with nature and landscape conservation, the expansion scenarios were optimised in such a way that the expansion targets were achieved and the risks of conflict with nature and landscape were minimised as far as possible. Surprisingly, the optimised scenario for expansion at the windiest locations turned out to have the lowest conflict risks for nature and landscape.
Boris Stemmer, Wolfgang Peters, Miron Thylmann, Sven Schicketanz, Franziska Bernstein, Planspiel EE: Planspiel zur räumlichen Verteilung der erneuerbaren Energien- Anlagen in Beispielregionen: Auswirkungen des Ausbaus der erneuerbaren Energie auf Natur und Landschaft. BfN-Schriften 686. Bonn, 2024
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