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Enercon E-126

The Enercon E-126 is a 4.0 or 4.2 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 127 m rotor whose blades sweep 12,668 m², on towers of 116 to 135 m.

Specifications

MakerEnercon
Rated power4.0 or 4.2 MW
Rotor diameter127 m
Swept area12,668 m²
Specific power332 W/m²
Hub height116 to 135 m
Tip height180 to 199 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 80 wind farms using the Enercon E-126, with 233 of its turbines in 5 countries; 79 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Germany71164
Sweden142
Canada523
Greece23
France11

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-126, its turbines and owners, in the Wind app.
See the farms

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-138 EP3 4.2 MW · E-141 4.2 MW · E-101 3.05 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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