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Nordex Iowa Facility

Nordex Group

West Branch, IA, USA

-91.3412741, 41.6576575

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 588

Additional Information:

Sector: Wind

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Nacelle


Project Announcement Date: 6/27/2024

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 2.5 GW

Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 100

Capital Investment: $218 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Nordex to reopen US factory to tap expected growth”, Plamena Tisheva, Renewables Now, 27 Jun 2024. 🔗


“Nordex Group to restart production in its manufacturing facility in Iowa, US”, Nordex SE, 27 Jun 2024. 🔗


“Nordex to decide on bringing back long-dormant US wind turbine plant this year”, Christoph Steitz, Reuters, 31 Mar 2023. 🔗


“Nordex, Acciona merger complete”, westbranchtimes.com, 13 Apr 2016. 🔗


“Acciona Windpower providing 30MW wind farm with turbines”, westbranchtimes.com, 09 Dec 2015. 🔗


“Nordex to restart, grow production at West Branch wind turbine plant”, CBJ News Staff, Corridor Business Journal, 24 Jul 2024. 🔗


“Wind turbine maker Nordex sticks to Iowa factory plans despite Trump win”, Orlando Jenkinson, Windpower Monthly, No Date. 🔗


“Nordex Group secures 247 MW wind turbine orders from Canada, reaches 1 GW of sales to North America in 2024”, Nordex SE, 13 Jan 2025. 🔗


“Nordex to restart wind turbine production, creating jobs and clean energy”, Estefanía Pinto Ruiz, https://www.kwqc.com, 13 Dec 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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