Running for wind energy at the 7th Munderfinger Wind Farm Run
Although there was no timekeeping, there were also some ambitious runners who ran in front. Markus Zauner from ESIN Sportclub, Josef Graf and Martin Seywald (EWS) - both from Munderfing, as well as Melina Koch from Augsburg, Andrea Steinberger and Christine Moosantl from TSV Mattighofen were the fastest on the 13 km course. Maria Pichlmaier and Anton Kasper from SV- Lengau successfully completed the 5 km pleasure run.
A short stop at the refreshment station at the wind turbine 1 not only provided refreshment with drinks and fruit, but also gave the opportunity to visit the wind turbine.
For the 7th time, the Munderfinger Windparklauf took place on the occasion of the "International Wind Day" as a joint event of Windpark Munderfing GmbH, TSV Mattighofen, Energie AG and EWS. Österreichische Bundesforste AG, IG Windkraft and Gesunde Gemeinde Munderfing supported the run and bakery Zagler and cheesery Höflmaier provided the runners with cheese and pastries.
"Wind power protects people! Wind power is one of the most environmentally and climate-friendly power generation technologies we have. Worldwide, more than 8 million people die each year from the use of fossil fuels. Wind power therefore brings significant health improvements. Due to the strict permits in Austria, the health of the neighbours of wind turbines is not affected either," says Joachim Payr of EWS.
Forest wind farm with expansion potential
The Munderfing wind farm with its six wind turbines generates more than 40 million kWh of clean electricity annually for almost 12,200 households (that is about 1/3 of the households in the district of Braunau). That is a huge amount! And compared to other forms of electricity generation, it only needs a small area. IG Windkraft assumes that a wind power potential of 400 wind turbines can be used in Upper Austria. This requires less than 1% of Upper Austria's land area, and the wind energy generated would cover 40% of total electricity consumption.
