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Enercon E-70

The Enercon E-70 is a 2.0 or 2.3 MW onshore wind turbine, with a 71 m rotor whose blades sweep 3,959 m², on towers of 64 to 85 m.

One of two Enercon E-70s at the Petrovice wind farm, Czech Republic, 2024.
One of two Enercon E-70s at the Petrovice wind farm, Czech Republic, 2024. Photo: Friemel4, CC BY 4.0, source.

Specifications

MakerEnercon
Rated power2.0 or 2.3 MW
Rotor diameter71 m
Swept area3,959 m²
Specific power581 W/m²
Hub height64 to 85 m
Tip height100 to 121 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 827 wind farms using the Enercon E-70, with 2,744 of its turbines in 6 countries; 824 of the farms are operating.

CountryFarmsTurbines
Germany7221,898
France59377
Greece27225
Canada7212
Sweden1132
Belgium10

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-70, 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-101 3.05 MW · E-92 2.35 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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