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Rotor blade assembly streamlined in German wind projects with RBC-D technology

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As new wind farms take shape in Saxony and the Black Forest, ematec’s rotor blade handling systems are enabling faster, safer assembly, supporting the expansion of Germany’s renewable energy infrastructure.

Germany is advancing its energy transition and the innovation hub ematec, based in Memmingerberg in the Allgäu, is playing a pivotal role. With its RBC-D 50 yokes, Leipzig’s municipal utility Leipziger Stadtwerke has completed a major project alongside Saxony-based wind specialist in eab New Energy and turbine manufacturer Enercon, headquartered in Aurich, East Frisia.

In two phases, the team installed a pair of machines from the EP5 generation in Königshain-Wiederau, Mittelsachsen district. The E-160 EP5 E3 units, each rated at 5.6 MW, now power up to 9,000 homes. Two more are currently going up at the Kleinschirma site, about 40 km away.

This same equipment also performed reliably in the Black Forest. Since March, two turbines, an E-138 EP3 E3 and another E-160 EP5 E3, have been operating at Taubenkopf near Freiburg, generating around 18.5 million kilowatt-hours annually. They supply electricity to over 5,500 households. Three more are now being installed 40 km north of Ettenheim at the Schnürbuck site, in a joint venture with Ettenheimer Bürgerenergie and Alterric.

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