On Sunday (3 July), ENERCON’s visitor center at the Energy and experience Center (EEZ) in Aurich was reopened with a joint open-door day. Many interested visitors from the region took the opportunity to take a look at ENERCON’s new permanent exhibition on a tour of the facility. The EEZ is operated by the city of … Continue reading Enercon visitor center newly opened
Continue readingTag Archives: Enercon
Enercon secures financing for 134.4 MW wind farm in Sweden
ENERCON reaches financial close under a EUR 118m senior facilities agreement with DNB Bank ASA (“DNB Bank”) who acted as the sole mandated lead arranger. The bridge financing is dedicated for the construction of wind farm Ersträsk North with a total capacity of 134.4 MW located in the Markbygden area. The project was sold in … Continue reading Enercon secures financing for 134.4 MW wind farm in Sweden
Continue reading
Enercon receives order from Ripple Energy for Eight E-92 Wind Turbines
ENERCON announced that they have signed a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) with Ripple Energy. Under this agreement, ENERCON will install eight E-92 Wind Energy Converters (WECs) at Kirk Hill, Ayrshire in Scotland, with a total installed capacity of 18.8 MW. Ripple Energy enables consumers to purchase shares in large scale wind farms. People were given … Continue reading Enercon receives order from Ripple Energy for Eight E-92 Wind Turbines
Continue reading
Over 95 per cent of wind turbines back online following disruption to satellite communication
Over 95 per cent of the wind energy converters affected by a massive disruption of the satellite communication have now been reconnected to remote monitoring and maintenance by ENERCON Service. 1217 wind farms are back online (as of 19 April). Service teams in the Central Europe (CNE) region are currently working around the clock in … Continue reading Over 95 per cent of wind turbines back online following disruption to satellite communication
Continue reading
Enercon welcomes the German federal government’s ‘Easter Package’
This past Wednesday (6 April), the federal cabinet passed a legislative package drafted by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, that provides for a massive expansion of renewable energies in Germany. What has been named the ‘Easter Package’ contains various fundamentally revised energy laws aimed at significantly speeding up the expansion of … Continue reading Enercon welcomes the German federal government’s ‘Easter Package’
Continue reading
Enercon’s first wind turbine in India
In the process of making its supply chains more international, ENERCON began setting up a generator production plant in Erode, India last year. Now, the first ENERCON generator ‘made in India’ has left the production facilities of supplier Coral Manufacturing Works (CMW). ENERCON has made huge progress in India in building up its global supply … Continue reading Enercon’s first wind turbine in India
Continue reading
Enercon installs new wind turbines in Germany
ENERCON has installed the first E-nacelle for a customer WEC this past Sunday (3 April). The E-160 EP5 E3 is erected at the wind farm in Hämelhausen (Lower Saxony / Germany), one of three wind energy converters based on the new WEC concept. For WEC manufacturer ENERCON, this is an important milestone on the road … Continue reading Enercon installs new wind turbines in Germany
Continue reading
Over 50 per cent of the wind energy converters back online following disruption to satellite communication
Over 50 per cent of the wind turbines affected by a massive disruption of the satellite communication have now been reconnected to remote monitoring and maintenance by ENERCON Service. 677 wind farms are back online, communication continues to be disrupted in 618 wind farms (as of 22 March). Service teams in the Central Europe (CNE) … Continue reading Over 50 per cent of the wind energy converters back online following disruption to satellite communication
Continue reading
Enercon exceeds 25 gigawatts of wind power in Germany
Milestone achieved in Ebersdorf wind farm in Lower Saxony – aim to push further onshore wind expansion together with customers. ENERCON has surpassed the notable mark of 25 gigawatts of total installed power in Germany. This is the equivalent of the power generated by 25 coal-fired power plant units. ‘This is a remarkable contribution to … Continue reading Enercon exceeds 25 gigawatts of wind power in Germany
Continue reading
Disruption of satellite link to wind energy converters
The disruption solely impairs the communication channel between Service and the wind turbines. Due to a massive disruption of the satellite link in Europe, remote monitoring and control of thousands of ENERCON wind energy converters (WECs) is currently only possible to a limited extent. Since Thursday (24 February), a total of 5,800 WECs in central Europe … Continue reading Disruption of satellite link to wind energy converters
Continue reading
Satellite outage knocks out thousands of Enercon’s wind turbines
Remote control of 5,800 wind turbines knocked out. Enercon says disruption coincided with Russian invasion. Says working with providers to resolve problem. Germany’s Enercon on Monday said a “massive disruption” of satellite connections in Europe was affecting the operations of 5,800 wind turbines in central Europe. It said the satellite connections stopped working on Thursday, … Continue reading Satellite outage knocks out thousands of Enercon’s wind turbines
Continue readingEnercon receives orders from Ørsted in Northern Ireland
ENERCON will install 16 MW of capacity under a first-of-its-kind Corporate Power Purchase Agreement in Ballykeel, Northern Ireland. Enercon announced today that it has signed a Wind Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) with renewable energy company Ørsted. Under this agreement, ENERCON will install seven E-82 E4 Ørsted wind turbines at its site in Ballykeel, Co Antrim … Continue reading Enercon receives orders from Ørsted in Northern Ireland
Continue reading
Enercon sells 21 MW wind farm to onshore fund
Heringen-Waltersberg wind farm with 7 E-101/3.05 MW wind turbines now part of ‘ENERCON Wind Onshore Deutschland I’ portfolio. ENERCON has sold the Heringen-Waltersberg wind farm it developed itself, located in Hesse and connected to the grid last autumn, to the ‘ENERCON Wind Onshore Deutschland I’ investment fund. The transaction was successfully completed end of December. … Continue reading Enercon sells 21 MW wind farm to onshore fund
Continue readingEnercon strengthens its presence in wind power in Portugal
Enercon strengthens its presence in wind power in Portugal. Maintaining its commitment to the quality of the workforce in Portugal, ENERCON will expand its presence in the country with the opening of an office in the city of Porto – ENERCON Business Shared Service Center. Renowned market leader, with 52% of wind energy installed in … Continue reading Enercon strengthens its presence in wind power in Portugal
Continue reading
Enercon welcomes coalition agreement as important signal of fresh start
The newly forming Federal Government made up of SPD, Greens and FDP has reached a coalition agreement quicker than expected. The ‘traffic light coalition’ presented the results of its negotiations yesterday (24 November). The coalition agreement bears the title ‘Dare More Progress – Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Sustainability’, and provides great cause for optimism … Continue reading Enercon welcomes coalition agreement as important signal of fresh start
Continue reading
Dr Jürgen Zeschky appointed new Enercon CEO
Dr Jürgen Zeschky will take on the role of new CEO at ENERCON. The announcement was made by ENERCON’s sole shareholder, the Aloys Wobben Stiftung, on Friday (12 November) in Aurich. On 1 January 2022 Zeschky will take over official duties from Momme Janssen, who is leaving the company at the end of the year … Continue reading Dr Jürgen Zeschky appointed new Enercon CEO
Continue readingEnercon surpasses 10 GW of installed wind energy capacity in Western Europe
ENERCON reached the important milestone of 10 GW of installed capacity in the Western Europe region. ‘We thank our customers who developed this 10 GW of wind energy capacity. We are grateful for their trust and we are looking forward to realising many more projects together!’, says Frederic Maenhaut, Regional Head Western Europe. ‘Congratulations also … Continue reading Enercon surpasses 10 GW of installed wind energy capacity in Western Europe
Continue reading
Successful rollout for ENERCON’s first E-nacelle
ENERCON’s first E-nacelle has left the factory. The E-160 EP5 E3 prototype was successfully rolled out last Friday in Aurich. The 14-metre-long machine house featuring built-in electrical systems was assembled by the prototype team over the past weeks. The abnormal load has now been transported to ENERCON’s research and development site in Aurich and unloaded … Continue reading Successful rollout for ENERCON’s first E-nacelle
Continue reading
ENERCON CEO Momme Janssen in Husum: ‘A successful wind industry requires a functioning domestic market’
ENERCON supports the ‘Husum Appeal’ with political demands from the wind energy sector. ‘Creating new added value with wind energy’ is the subject of the Prime Panel at the HUSUM WIND trade fair. ENERCON CEO Momme Janssen spoke on the high-profile panel where he emphasised the relationship between the economic welfare of the wind energy … Continue reading ENERCON CEO Momme Janssen in Husum: ‘A successful wind industry requires a functioning domestic market’
Continue readingFirst E-160 EP5 wind farms approved in Germany
ENERCON installs 13 wind energy converters for two customer projects in Lower Saxony Good news for ENERCON in Germany: the authorities have now approved the first wind farms with the new E-160 EP5 wind energy converters. Approval has been granted in accordance with the German Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) for three wind energy converters … Continue reading First E-160 EP5 wind farms approved in Germany
Continue reading
