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Eekerpolder onshore wind farm | RWE

Part of the N33 wind farm in Groningen

Eekerpolder wind farm

The Eekerpolder wind farm, located near the villages of Meeden and Muntendam and the N33 and A7 motorways, consists of a total of 15 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 4.2 MW. The annual production of approximately 210 GWh of green electricity corresponds to the annual consumption of approximately 59,000 households.

The Eekerpolder wind farm is part of the N33 wind farm with a total of 35 turbines, which was developed together with partner Eurus Energy Europe. RWE manages 15 of these turbines.  The location near industry and infrastructure and the local wind conditions played an important role in the development of this wind farm.

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Construction of Eekerpolder onshore wind farm

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An aerial view of a construction site showing circular foundation pillars and machinery on farmland.
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More information

Wind energy and the environment

The installation of wind turbines has an impact on the environment. Wind turbines must be safe, cause as little nuisance as possible to local residents and cause as little damage as possible to animals and plants. An independent research agency is investigating the effects of wind turbines on the environment and the surrounding area.

Effects of wind turbines on the environment

What are the effects of wind turbines on the environment, how are these effects assessed, and what are we doing about them?

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Lighting

Wind Farm N33, of which Eekerpolder is a part, is equipped with detection lighting. By law, wind turbines taller than 149 meters must be equipped with obstacle lighting. This consists of a continuously lit white light during the day and a continuously lit red light after dark.

The special detection lighting at the Eekerpolder Wind Farm, installed in early 2026, ensures that the lights only turn on in the evening and at night when an aircraft approaches the wind farm. When aircraft approach the wind farm, a signal is sent to the wind farm’s central computers, which in turn switch on the red lights. This system responds in fractions of a second. As soon as the aircraft are flying at a safe distance again, the night lighting is switched off.

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ADLS - Aircraft Detection Lighting System

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