Spatial-Economic Potential Analysis of Wind Power Plants in Germany

Before a new wind farm can be built, politics and regional planning must approve of the respective area as suitable site. For this purpose, large-scale potential computations were carried out to identify areas. The calculation power plant usually focuses on capturing highest energy potential. In Germany, due an production reimbursement factor defined in Renewable Energy Sources Act (“Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz”, EEG) 2017, influence quantities varies, economically spatially. Therefore, addition potentials, it was also necessary perform analysis terms economic efficiency. This allows, one hand, review areas tendered by and, other spatial-economic that expands parameters search for work, (a) potentials with regard levelized cost electricity (LCOE) calculated example market which then (b) spatially statistically processed level federal states.