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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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REGEN Fiber Blade Recycling Facility

REGEN Fiber

Fairfax, IA, USA

-91.7834265, 41.9151152

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 314

Additional Information:

Sector: Wind

Activity: Recycling

Product: Blade


Project Announcement Date: 1/12/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2023

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Current Annual Production: 30000 tpa

Operating Status: Operating


Congressional District: IA2

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“A startup with ties to Alliant is building a wind blade recycling plant”, Donnelle Eller, The Des Moines Register, 11 Jan 2023. 🔗


“Wind turbine blade recycling coming to Alliant's Big Cedar Industrial Center”, Iowa's News Now Staff, KGAN, 12 Jan 2023. 🔗


“Here's how one Iowa company is taking wind turbine blades out of the landfill”, weareiowa.com, 24 Jan 2023. 🔗


“Never Mind The Bottlenecks, Wind Farm Repowering Is Taking Off”, Tina Casey, CleanTechnica, 18 Mar 2023. 🔗


“Regen Fiber launches eco-friendly wind blade recycling process”, Grace Nehls, Composites World, 13 Jan 2023. 🔗


“A startup with ties to Alliant is building a wind blade recycling plant”, Donnelle Eller, The Des Moines Register, 11 Jan 2023. 🔗


“Strength Through Sustainable Innovation”, regenfiber.com, 12 Nov 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below:


Site 313A: TPI Composites Blade Facility (Closed)


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