Is Your Company Wind Ready?

Posted by Amy Fitzgerald on Aug 12, 2011 3:00:40 PM

IMEC's Review Preps Companies to Enter the Wind Supply Chain

Illinois is a national leader both in terms of installed capacity of wind power and wind turbine manufacturing. The state ranks seventh for overall wind capacity in the U.S., with great potential to increase the amount of electricity produced from wind. Investment in wind energy has brought jobs to the state and attracted major wind energy manufacturers to locate in Illinois.

 

- Illinois ranked second in 2010 for most new wind added.
- Percentage of Illinois power provided by wind in 2009: 1.06%
- Equivalent number of homes Illinois wind power farms now power: 500,000
- The Twin Groves wind farm in Illinois is the seventh largest wind farm in the country.

To determine whether your company has the capability to meet the quality and delivery requirements of the leadings OEMs, IMEC, the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation, and the Global Wind Network (GLWN) are joining forces to deliver an affordable half-day competitiveness review. The resulting WIND Network Capabilities Profile will serve as a guide to the types of improvements and investments required to successfully enter the wind turbine supply chain.

Together we can build a new industry of wind turbine components that will create high wage jobs and investment in Illinois.

Contact Mike Waight 309-677-4628 or Todd Miller 815-621-4367 for more information or to schedule a site evaluation.

Amy Fitzgerald

Written by Amy Fitzgerald

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