Enercity Erneuerbare GmbH (a developer and wind farm operator) and
Enercon Global GmbH (a wind turbine manufacturer) have signed a partnership agreement worth some 800 million euros for the supply, installation and service of around 100 onshore wind turbines of different types for Germany. The contract is valid for two years and offers the option of extension.
Ralf Nietiet and Daniel Müller, managing directors of Enercity Erneuerbare (a 100% subsidiary of the energy company Enercity), said: “Ambitious growth and expansion targets can be realised even more efficiently with strong partners. With Enercon, we ensure reliable access to high quality technology within a contractually defined timeframe. In addition, both sides benefit from transparent pricing, and this combination of quantity, time, and price provides planning security for both sides.”
Benjamin Seifert, Enercon’s regional head of Central and Northern Europe, added: “The wind energy market in Germany has picked up speed, and the transfer of building permits to project implementation is increasing. The prerequisite for successful projects will be an early and agile cooperation between the project participants. The drafting of the contract in recent months and the first projects in implementation show that we have found a very constructive level between the two companies. More than 30 wind turbines will be called up this year.
Meanwhile, the prototype of Enercon’s E-175 EP5 E2 in Wachendorf recently fed power to the grid. Jann-Hendrik Wehmeyer, ‘project manager generator’ in the E2 programme at Enercon R&D, said: “The E-175 EP5 E2 is the new top model in our product portfolio. With a rated power of 7.0MW and a rotor diameter of 175m, it is one of the largest, most powerful, and highest-yielding onshore turbines on the European market. The increased rated power compared to the E-175 EP5 basic version with 6.0MW is based on a new generator that is designed as an external rotor in the E2.
“This design achieves a larger air gap diameter for higher torques and thus higher power levels; and to ensure that the larger-diameter component can be transported efficiently it can be split, allowing the generator is delivered to the construction site in two halves and only assembled during system installation.”