Grüner Heiner
Seen the "Green Heiner " from the industrial area of Weilimdorf
The Green Heiner is a pile of rubble on the boundary line between Stuttgart -Weilimdorf and Korntal. He stands on the A81 west of Korntal, its summit is at 395 m above sea level. Sea level and overlooks the terrain immediately surrounding by 80 to 90 meters. The wind turbine was built on the mountain in 1999 is now regarded as a landmark of Stuttgart -Weilimdorf.
A metal observation platform on the hilltop offers in favorable weather view of the nearby Solitude (5 km) and up to the medium-wave transmitter Muehlacker (22 km) and Heuchelberg (33 km).
History
The hill was heaped up artificially in the 1950s, especially with large amounts of rubble. The resulting new survey was first called by the public after a short time and Heiner destination of trips. After he was still overgrown with grass and other vegetation, the new Kegelberg received after his appearance gefälligerem the new nickname Grüner Heiner. Its popularity owes in particular the good weather is clear distant view.
Use
The Green Heiner is a recreational area today. Kite and model aircraft can here their aircraft ascend and appreciate its always safe wind conditions.
In 1994, the city of Stuttgart became aware of the large Windhöffigkeit the summit, an annual average wind speed here is about 5.7 m / s, a very high value for the region. So the idea to use the wind resource for the environmentally friendly generation of electrical energy created. After fulfillment of various conditions imposed by the competent authorities began from the end of October 1999, the company Gedea specially founded to wind power Green Heiner KG with the construction of a wind turbine. On 16 March 2000 we dined for the first time electricity into the public grid. The wind turbine has a rated power of 500 kW and produces in a year approximately 767 MWh of electrical energy. Until January 6, 2008 5369 MWh were produced in 50,500 hours of operation.
At the latest after the installation of the wind turbine in the Green Heiner has become a landmark of Stuttgart -Weilimdorf and environment.