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Enercon E-101

The Enercon E-101 is a 3.0 or 3.05 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 101 m rotor whose blades sweep 8,012 m², on towers of 135 m.

Enercon E-101 turbines at Gabsheim, part of the Wörrstadt energy park in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Enercon E-101 turbines at Gabsheim, part of the Wörrstadt energy park in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Photo: Adl252, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.

Specifications

MakerEnercon
Rated power3.0 or 3.05 MW
Rotor diameter101 m
Swept area8,012 m²
Specific power381 W/m²
Hub height135 m
Tip height186 m
Built forOnshore (on land)

As the national turbine registers record this model most often: Bundesnetzagentur (MaStR), Swedish county boards (Vindbrukskollen), Natural Resources Canada and the US Wind Turbine Database. Swept area, specific power and tip height are worked out from the rotor and hub height.

Where it's used

We know of 361 wind farms using the Enercon E-101, with 1,035 of its turbines in 4 countries; 359 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Germany354939
Canada279
France414
Sweden13

Counted where a register or the farm's own records name the model. Many countries' registers don't, so the true number is higher.

The farms that use itEach farm with the Enercon E-101, its turbines and owners, in the Wind app.
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Other Enercon models

E-175 EP5 E2 7.0 MW · E-175 EP5 6.3 MW · E-160 EP5 E3 5.56 MW · E-160 5.5 MW · E-138 EP3 E3 4.5 MW · E-115 4.2 MW · E-126 4.2 MW · E-138 EP3 4.2 MW · E-141 4.2 MW · E-92 2.35 MW · E-70 2.3 MW · E-82 2.3 MW · E-66 2.0 MW · E-58 1.0 MW · E-48 0.8 MW · E-53 0.8 MW

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