Enercon
GmbH, based in
Aurich, Northern
Germany, is the third-largest
wind turbine manufacturer in the world and the
market leader in Germany.One of Enercon's key innovations is the gearless (direct drive) wind turbine in combination with an annular generator. This is unlike most other wind turbines, which use a potentially more accident-sensitive
gearbox in order to increase the rotation speed of the generator. Other differences of Enercon's wind turbines are their distinctive drop-shaped generator housings, designed by Lord
Norman Foster, and their towers, which are colored light green at the base to blend in with their surroundings.
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