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Marmen Welcon Tower Albany Plant
Marmen Welcon LLC, Smulders
Port of Albany, NY, USA
-73.7623817, 42.6232305
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 317
Additional Information:
Sector: Wind
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Tower
Project Announcement Date: 8/24/2021
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 150 Towers
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 550
Capital Investment: $750 million
Congressional District: NY20
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $18.8 million
Federal:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $29.5 million
Selected Sources:
“New York planned location for country’s first offshore wind tower support manufacturer”, WPED Staff, Windpower Engineering & Development, 25 Aug 2021. 🔗
“Gilbane Building Company to build Port of Albany tower plant”, Tom Russell, 4c Offshore, 23 Jun 2022. 🔗
“Marmen Welcon and Smulders to Produce Offshore Wind Transition Pieces at the Port of Albany, New York”, Marmen Welcon LLC, PR Newswire, 24 Aug 2021. 🔗
“Not made in America: Factory shortage stalls offshore wind”, Benjamin Storrow, E&E News by POLITICO, 29 Sep 2023. 🔗
“Trump's tax bill jeopardises clean power factory plans”, Neil Ford, Reuters, 27 May 2025. 🔗
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