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Enercon E-138 EP3

The Enercon E-138 EP3 is a 3.4 to 4.2 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 138 m rotor whose blades sweep 14,957 m², on towers of 131 to 160 m.

Specifications

MakerEnercon
Rated power3.4 to 4.2 MW
Rotor diameter138 m
Swept area14,957 m²
Specific power281 W/m²
Hub height131 to 160 m
Tip height200 to 229 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 238 wind farms using the Enercon E-138 EP3, with 625 of its turbines in 5 countries; 204 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Germany223477
Sweden369
Canada545
France532
Greece22

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-138 EP3, 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-126 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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