Enercon E-126 wind turbine, Germany.
The Enercon E-126 is the largest model of wind turbine built to date, manufactured by the German wind turbine producer Enercon. With a hub height of 135 m (443 ft), rotor diameter of 126 m (413 ft) and a total height of 198 m (650 ft), this large model can generate up to Megawatts of power per turbine. The nameplate capacity was changed from 6 MW to 7 MW after technical revisions were performed in 2009. Enercon announced to further increase this capacity to MW, according to the Enercon Magazine. Indeed, since 2011 the E-126 is formally available as a MW nameplate windturbine, with maximal MW output as calculated value. In reality strong wind power output fluctuates around MW, surpassing sometimes and even MW (online readable values WEC #3, Estinnes wind farm, Belgium). The E-126 incorporates state of the art power electronics, as such being the first wind turbine offering real grid stabilising capabilities. According to Enercon, these power electronics rivals those found on classic power plants. This is why Enercon sees potential for this turbine not only for wind farms, but as well as a singlestanding power unit. The weight of the foundation of the turbine tower is about 2,500 t, the tower itself 2,800 t, the machine housing 128 t, the generator 220 t, the rotor (including the blade) 364 t. The total weight is about 6,000 t. The first turbine of this model was installed in Emden, Germany in 2007.[4] A total of 35 turbines of this model are erected (or in construction) as of September 2011, 19 in Germany, 11 in Belgium, 2 in Austria, 2 in Sweden and 1 in the Netherlands. The E-126 does not have permanent magnets, so avoiding the bad environmental imprint of rare earth mining Neodymium
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Location: Lavelsloh, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Photo credit: © Clynt Garnham Renewable Energy / Alamy / Afripics
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