German-Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Nordex is starting construction on a concrete tower factory in the central Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha.

“We are pleased to be setting up a further industrial nucleus in Motilla del Palancar with our tower-manufacturing facility. This plant will also mean additional employment opportunities in Castilla-La Mancha as a business centre,” Nordex chief executive José Luis Blanco said.

The plant on a 12-hectare site will offer jobs for about 300 employees when completed in August, and create a further 200 jobs with local component suppliers.

“But the new factory will also give a significant boost to the upstream and downstream sectors. In addition to creating jobs, with our turbine technology we are able to efficiently ensure the success of our customers' wind energy projects and so make our contribution to a long-term clean and sustainable energy supply.”

Nordex already has eleven tower manufacturing plants around the world, which are based on a mobile concept to be close to wind farms.

The new factory in Motilla del Palancar will shorten transport routes and times, therefore reducing logistics costs, Nordex said.

Nordex currently offers its Acciona Windpower brand AW3000 turbine series with hub heights of 80, 100, 120 and 140 metres, as well as turbines in the Nordex brand Delta4000 series with a hub height of 120 metres, also with concrete towers.

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Nordex to build concrete wind turbine tower factory in Spain