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Nordex begins production at Arkansas plant

By Paul Dvorak | October 4, 2010

October 4, 2010  marked the official start of production at Nordex’s newly built wind turbine manufacturing plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The plant’s first production crew went to work that day assembling a wind turbine nacelle, which houses the generator and other key components that sits high atop the turbine tower.

Nordex will focus on utility-scale units of the N90 and N100 turbines with 2.5 MW ratings. The company has installed more than 3,400 turbines with a capacity of over 4,200 MW around the world.

“Two years ago, we announced our intention to make Nordex wind turbines in the U.S., for the U.S.,” said Nordex USA President and CEO. “Today we’re putting our hands to the metal and doing it. We hope Congress will do the same,” he added, “by finally passing meaningful renewable energy legislation.”

The first Jonesboro production crew, hired earlier this year, just completed a 10-week intensive training program at Nordex’s flagship plant in Rostock, Germany. Training will continue during the early phase of production, with the team’s German counterparts now taking up residence in Jonesboro for several months to work alongside their new colleagues.

“There’s no way to do this without international exchange,” said Joe Brenner, Vice President of Production for Nordex. “Wind energy has tremendous potential in the US, but it’s about more than just creating green jobs. We have to transfer expertise in order to build a wind industry workforce. Nordex is investing in such a workforce and bringing the needed skills to America.”

Nordex broke ground on its manufacturing plant last September, completing construction in July 2010. The company has hired 150 employees in the U.S. to date, including 42 in Jonesboro, and has plans to employ up to 1000 nationally over four to five years. About 80% of the workforce in Jonesboro are locals. Construction on a second facility for assembling rotor blades is also planned for the future.

Nordex will hold a Grand Opening ceremony celebrating the completion of the plant and the start of production on Friday, October 29. The public is invited to an Open House at 4:00 pm, when progress on the work begun today will be on display.

Nordex USA
www.nordex-online.com.


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Tagged With: Jonesboro, N100, N90, Nordex
 

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