Onshore wind power potential greater than previously thought
![wind turbines and blue sky](https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/styles/800w400h/public/medien/376/bilder/windkraftanlage_christian_nitz_fotolia_40483198_m.jpg?itok=8f8DRPQj)
Source: Christian Nitz / Fotolia.com
More than one tenth of Germany's land surface is suited for wind turbines - without causing significant harm to sensitive protected areas or compromising noise protection laws.