The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, led by Robert Habeck (Greens), wants to massively accelerate the expansion of wind turbines and, if necessary, overcome resistance from individual federal states with legal regulations. “We already understand our role as a federal government in such a way that we solve such questions together. But if we don't come to an amicable agreement, we have to look at the possibilities offered by the Federal Building Act, for example, ”announced Oliver Krischer (Greens), Parliamentary State Secretary in the ministry, in an interview with the newspaper Welt.
He had the impression that the countries that had particularly tough distance regulations were also those in which there was particularly little wind power expansion.
“It cannot be that we then have individual countries that make their contribution, but not others.
We will still have to hold talks here, ”said Krischer.
Obstacles should be removed quickly
The ministry now wants to quickly remove hurdles in the construction of wind farms. "In the past few years a real approval and prevention bureaucracy has emerged, which is why Germany is falling behind in the international comparison when it comes to expanding wind power and photovoltaic systems," criticized Krischer. “It is absurd if it takes ten years to set up a wind turbine. We have to cut these long lead times at least in half in order to move forward. ”This includes“ among other things, looking at where we have potential space, for example by reviewing the rules for air traffic control radars, but of course we also need legal changes and definitely more specialists in the licensing authorities ”. .
Criticism of wind power, according to which the masts and rotors would deface the landscape, was rejected by Krischer.
“I think it's a matter of taste.
For example, when I talk to people in Schleswig-Holstein, probably the country with the highest density of wind turbines, it is judged very differently.
They say: wind turbines are part of the landscape. "