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Enercon E-53

The Enercon E-53 is a 0.8 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 53 m rotor whose blades sweep 2,206 m², on towers of 73 m.

Specifications

MakerEnercon
Rated power0.8 MW
Rotor diameter53 m
Swept area2,206 m²
Specific power363 W/m²
Hub height73 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 300 wind farms using the Enercon E-53, with 518 of its turbines in 5 countries; 299 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Germany260413
France967
Sweden2832
Canada23
Greece13

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-53, 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-48 0.8 MW

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