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Enercon GmbH
Company type
GmbH
Industry
Wind power industry
Founded
1984 (1984)
Founder
Aloys Wobben
Headquarters
Aurich
,
Germany
Key people
Udo Bauer
Products
Wind turbines
Owner
Aloys Wobben Foundation
Number of employees
~18,000
Website
www.enercon.de
Enercon GmbH is a wind turbine manufacturer based in Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany. It has been the market leader in Germany since the mid-1990s.[1] Enercon has production facilities in Germany (Aurich, Emden and Magdeburg), Brazil, India, Canada, Turkey and Portugal. In June 2010, Enercon announced that they would be setting up Irish headquarters in Tralee.[2]
As of December 2017[update], Enercon had installed more than 26,300 wind turbines, with a power generating capacity exceeding 43 GW.[3] The most-often installed model is the E-40, which pioneered the gearbox-less design in 1993.[4] As of July 2011, Enercon has a market share of 7.2% world-wide (fifth-highest) and 59.2% in Germany.[5]
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"55 IT and wind jobs created in Tralee". June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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^"Enercon Chronology". 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^"Market Shares". 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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