The World's Tallest Wind Turbine, Taller Than the Eiffel Tower, Just Reached Full Height in Germany
A 365-meter wind turbine in Schipkau, Germany, has reached full height, making it the world's tallest and taller than the Eiffel Tower, with high-altitude winds expected to power 7,500 households.
A wind turbine in the small town of Schipkau, Germany, has reached its full height of 365 meters, making it the world's tallest — taller than the Eiffel Tower's 330 meters — according to Deutschland.de.
Built in a former coal-mining region
The turbine stands in Brandenburg's Lusatia region, a former lignite coal-mining area now being repositioned around renewable energy. It's Germany's second-tallest structure overall, behind only Berlin's 368-meter television tower.
Chasing stronger winds, higher up
The extra height isn't just for a record — high-altitude winds are stronger and steadier than those closer to the ground. Turbines built to reach them can produce roughly twice the energy yield of a conventional turbine with the same rotor diameter.
Enough power for 7,500 households
Once fully operational, the turbine is expected to supply electricity to around 7,500 households, adding a single high-output structure to a region working to replace the coal industry that once defined it.
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