Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility Rhineland-Palatinate

Portal for the approval process of wind turbines

With a digital application portal, the MKUEM, in cooperation with Accso and bol Systemhaus, is facilitating the expansion of wind energy – efficiently, user-friendly and future-proof.
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Approval processes for wind energy

The energy transition in Germany requires a massive expansion of wind energy. But applying for a wind farm is a complex matter and requires several meters of documentation. The Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility (MKUEM) of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has now taken the lead and digitized the approval process with the help of Accso to simplify this laborious process. 

The digital approach: how the application portal works

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the regional planning and approval authorities decide on the construction of wind turbines. This is where Accso's consultants were able to start, analyzing the existing process and optimizing it in collaboration with experts from the authorities. This analysis provided the basis for the design of the application portal. The result is a modern, user-friendly application portal that offers numerous advantages for both applicants – the so-called project planners – and the authorities:

  • For project planners: With digital forms, all relevant data and documents can be submitted quickly and easily to the responsible structural and approval directorate, and they converge in a central location.
  • For authorities: All documents are available in a standardized digital structure and can be efficiently forwarded to the responsible offices.

This speeds up processes and considerably facilitates the involvement of numerous specialist units and departments – a decisive efficiency gain for all parties involved.

A focus on technology: Standards and future-proofing

The application portal was developed jointly by Accso and bol Systemhaus and combines customized software development with proven form management solutions. It also uses future-oriented eGovernment standards:

  • ELSTER company account: Enables secure and standardized authentication of users.
  • FIT Connect: A modern transmission protocol that ensures seamless integration into existing systems.

These standards not only make the portal future-proof, but also flexibly expandable to meet future energy transition requirements.
An all-round service from Accso: from conception to operation

As a digital partner, Accso provides the customer MKUEM with a one-stop solution from conception to operation: After technical acceptance, Accso puts the application portal live and takes care of the application, including support. 

With the digital application portal, Rhineland-Palatinate has taken an important step towards modernizing its approval processes. The collaboration between MKUEM, Accso and bol Systemhaus shows how digitization can help to make the expansion of wind energy more efficient and thus support the energy transition.

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