Enercon installs first EP5 turbine

Enercon has installed the first turbine from its EP5 platform at a wind farm in Finland.

by Craig Richard 24 April 2020

Enercon's first E-147 EP5/4.3MW turbine at Energiquelle's Paltusmäki site

It installed the first of five E-147 EP5/4.3MW turbines at Energiquelle’s 21.5MW Paltusmäki project in Ostrobothnia, western Finland.

All turbines will be installed on modular steel towers at a hub height of 132 metres, Enercon told Windpower Monthly.

Enercon’s EP5 platform is based on Lagerwey’s designs and features direct-drive technology. It acquired the Dutch manufacturer in 2017.

The platform also includes a variant with a 160-metre rotor and capacity of at least 4.6MW, and has a maximum hub height of 166 metres.

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