Manufacturers of wind turbines, component producers and project developers will find that ELAN offers first-rate expertise in all areas of engineering, together with efficient organization of the development process. ELAN is the only company in the wind energy branch to contribute expertise and special know-how from the automotive and aviation industries to the development of wind turbines, offering comprehensive process and quality management to ensure that projects are successful. ELAN offers its customers the full range of services in the development of wind turbines – from simulation via design through to the production of manufacturing facilities – and also provides support throughout the world for erection and commissioning.

ELAN's engineers offer many years of experience in the rating and verification procedures for towers, rotor blades, hubs and machine supports according to German and international standards. The comprehensive know-how of its employees puts ELAN in a position to develop complete wind turbines and to coordinate the certification process. These services include load calculations and structural dynamics, rating and verification of rotor blades, towers, power trains and mechanical engineering components.

ELAN's core expertise includes FE analysis for fibre composite, cast and welded parts, design including compilation of the production documents, together with development and production of manufacturing facilities and test rigs.

Services for the wind energy sector

• Development of wind turbines, sub-systems and components
• Load calculations
• Rotor blade development
• Tower development
• Power train development and gear calculation
• Modal analysis and noise reduction
• Electrical rating and control development
• Component testing
• Development of manufacturing facilities and test rigs
• Appraisal of grid connection rules
• Technical due diligence
• Manufacturing support
• Development of retrofit solutions
• Market studies