Enercon

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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]

The Aloys-Wobben-foundation of founder Aloys Wobben is owning the UEE Holding, which owns the Enercon GmbH. Aloys Wobben, Simon Wobben and Hans-Dieter Kettwich control the company.^[3]

As of December 2017^[update], Enercon had installed more than 26,300 wind turbines, with a power generating capacity exceeding 43 GW.^[4] The most-often installed model is the E-40, which pioneered the gearbox-less design in 1993.^[5] As of July 2011, Enercon has a market share of 7.2% world-wide (fifth-highest) and 59.2% in Germany.^[6]