Cabinet Introduces Distance Standard for Wind Turbines

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The trade association for the wind energy sector, NedZero, states that the distance standard for onshore wind turbines announced on Friday creates a false sense of security. According to the trade group, the new rules mean that more turbines are needed for the same amount of electricity.

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The cabinet is introducing new rules for wind turbines. This concerns the so-called distance standard: how far a wind turbine must be from houses. That standard will be twice the tip height, the highest point a blade can reach. A 200-meter-high wind turbine must therefore be at least 400 meters away from the nearest house. In May, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) reported that the construction of wind turbines in the Netherlands is almo…

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Under the Jetten cabinet, new wind turbines may be built close to homes. Despite concerns from local residents and doctors regarding noise pollution, shadow flicker, and potential health effects, the cabinet has chosen a minimum distance of only twice the tip height of a wind turbine. Moreover, municipalities can deviate from that distance.

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After years of political struggle, national regulations for the construction of onshore wind turbines are being reintroduced. The cabinet wants the distance between wind turbines and residential homes to be, in principle, at least twice the tip height of the turbine.

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The cabinet has proposed a new distance standard for the placement of onshore wind turbines. From now on, there must be at least twice the tip height between a wind turbine and houses. The tip height is the maximum height reached by the tip of a blade. The standard is less strict than in Denmark, for example.