UW Bertikow is a 340 MW wind power station in Brandenburg, Germany. It is operated by ENERTRAG Aktiengesellschaft. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 289k homes (estimated). It ranks #113 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 27.2% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1025851.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 340 MW, UW Bertikow is well above the median wind plant in Germany (189.3 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Germany wind capacity
- 6.7% of 5,050 MW across 25 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 25 dated wind plants in Germany are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ENERTRAG Aktiengesellschaft.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 40% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 74/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest wind power plant of 25 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 25 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 5,050 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- ENERTRAG Netz GmbH (UW Bertikow) · Biomass · 20 MW · Brandenburg
- Prenzlau · Solar · 15.7 MW · Brandenburg
- BioEnergie Park Klarsee · Biomass · 17.8 MW · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Prenzlau D1 · Solar · 10 MW · Brandenburg
- Nadrensee · Solar · 12.9 MW · Brandenburg
- Dedelow Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3.8 MW · Brandenburg
Location
Coordinates 53.2641, 14.048 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is UW Bertikow?
UW Bertikow is a 340 MW wind power plant in Brandenburg, Germany, commissioned in 2003.
Who operates UW Bertikow?
UW Bertikow is operated by ENERTRAG Aktiengesellschaft.