Enercon has good news with first E-160 EP5 wind farms approved in Germany

ENERCON has good news in Germany: the authorities have now approved the first wind farms with the new E-160 EP5 wind energy converters. Approval has been granted in accordance with the German Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) for three wind energy converters in the Hämelhausen project in the district of Nienburg and for ten wind energy converters in the Albringhausen
II wind farm in the Diepholz district (both in Lower Saxony). ENERCON is installing the WECs in a new construction project for the customer M&S Wind and a repowering project for the customer Westwind.

Wolfgang Lübbe, Regional Sales Manager for Lower Saxony at ENERCON Sales Germany: “We are pleased to be able to start the next phase in both of these projects with this development. This approval being granted for Hämelhausen is particularly signifi cant for us, as prototypes of the new E-160 EP5 E3 are being installed here. These are the first ENERCON WECs to feature an E-nacelle and electrical systems integrated in the machine house. The approval is a major milestone in the prototype project. We can now tackle the installation of the prototype at the start of next year as planned.”