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Enercon E-48

The Enercon E-48 is a 0.8 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 48 m rotor whose blades sweep 1,810 m², on towers of 76 m.

Specifications

MakerEnercon
Rated power0.8 MW
Rotor diameter48 m
Swept area1,810 m²
Specific power442 W/m²
Hub height76 m
Tip height100 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 212 wind farms using the Enercon E-48, with 369 of its turbines in 5 countries; 212 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Germany165244
France643
Greece740
Sweden2530
Canada912

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-48, 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-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-53 0.8 MW

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