Overview

• Specialized height‑rescue teams and a police helicopter removed the occupiers, with all twelve taken into custody around 13:30.
• RWE shut down the bucket‑wheel excavator and parts of the conveyor system for safety, while stating power‑plant coal supply was unaffected.
• The group identifying as “Pirat*innen” claimed responsibility for the protest, which included a live stream and large banners on the machine.
• RWE condemned the occupation as dangerous and said it will file criminal complaints against the participants.
• The contested plot has been largely cleared already, with a final roughly one‑hectare felling slated to begin on October 1 after earlier court rulings allowed the work.