Overview

• The Ministry for Infrastructure in Potsdam announced that turbine warning lights will activate only when an aircraft approaches.
• The demand-based system aims to reduce nighttime light disturbance for residents while meeting aviation safety requirements.
• Permanent nighttime lighting will remain where flight safety demands it, including near aerodromes and helicopter landing sites.
• Infrastructure Minister Detlef Tabbert called the change a key step so most turbines no longer blink continuously at night.
• Officials acknowledged repeated delays tied to technical bottlenecks and limited administrative capacity during implementation.