Risk assessment

Wind turbines pose certain risks during their operation, which require thorough investigation or risk assessment, especially at densely populated locations or near transportation routes.

Risks from wind turbines can arise when in close proximity to:

• Transportation routes (e.g., roads, hiking trails or field and forest paths, railways, airports, shipping lanes)
• Settlements
• Hazardous facilities and industrial areas
• Pipelines and power lines
• Dikes

Possible hazards include:

• Ice throw and ice fall
• Rotor blade breakage
• Tower failure/gondola drop
• Ship collision
• Fire

We conduct risk assessments that examine and evaluate potential risks to the surroundings of the wind turbine.

The site-specific risk assessment includes:

• Identification of local hazards
• Risk analysis and presentation of site-specific hazards
• Risk evaluation
• Measures for potential risk mitigation

Site-specific planning areas can be optimized during wind farm planning by considering the respective risks. We can support you in choosing the ideal location. It is important to consider the risk assessment as early as possible in the planning process to understand the hazards at the planned site and avoid relocating wind turbines later in the project.

We conduct risk assessments that examine and evaluate potential risks to the surroundings of the wind energy installation.

The site-specific risk assessment includes:

• Identification of hazards on-site
• Risk analysis and presentation of site-specific hazards
• Risk evaluation
• Measures for potential risk mitigation

Site-specific planning areas can be optimized within the framework of wind farm planning, taking into account the respective risks. We can support you in choosing the ideal location. It is important to consider the risk assessment as early as possible in the planning process to understand the hazards at the planned site and avoid relocating wind energy installations later in the project.