2011 WIND INDUSTRY in gERMany - Wind-Energy-Market

Manufacturers Wind turbinesENERCON GmbHEnergy for the worldInnovative technology, high reliability and good economic viabilityhave characterised ENERCON wind turbines for more than 25 years now.The German market leader has erected more than 17,600 turbineswith a total output of more than 23 gigawatts (as at March 2011).ENERCON GmbH[02]Address Dreekamp 526605 AurichFederal state Lower Saxony / GermanyPhone +49 (0) 4941 / 927 - 0Fax +49 (0) 4941 / 927 - 109E-Mail vertrieb@enercon.deWebwww.enercon.deProfileCategoryWind turbines (> 330 kW)ManufacturersTurnover approx. € 3.6 billion (2010)Employees over 11,000 direct and indirect(worldwide)Founding year 1984[01]ENERCON has been one of thetechnology leaders in the windpower sector for 25 years.As the first manufacturer of wind turbines,the company used a gearless drive conceptthat has proven its worth in tens ofthousands of practical applications andis now a characteristic of all ENERCONwind turbines. ENERCON is also at theforefront in other areas, such as rotorblade design, control technology andgrid connection.Continual research and development is aguarantee of the ongoing success of thecompany. The same applies to productionand service. All the key components, suchas the rotor, annular generators and gridfeeding system are manufactured in-house.This vertical integration, which is unequalledin the wind sector, ensures thehigh quality and reliability of ENERCONwind turbines. Customer-oriented servicealso plays a part in this, guaranteeing theoperator 97 % technical availability of theturbines. This holistic concept consolidates34 Wind industry in germany