Nordic Windpower
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Wind power, Renewable energy |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Kansas City , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Wind turbines (notably the N1000 model) |
Nordic Windpower was a privately held manufacturer of wind turbines headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. In October 2012, the company initiated liquidation proceedings through the Kansas City Bankruptcy Court.
History
The origins of Nordic Windpower trace back to a Swedish government-sponsored wind turbine research and development initiative launched in 1975, with initial prototype installations at Maglarp, Skåne, and Näsudden, Gotland. The company's N1000 model incorporated a distinctive two-blade rotor design, drawing inspiration from the Maglarp prototype.
During the 1990s, the enterprise transitioned into a private firm known as Nordic Windpower AB. After manufacturing only five turbines, it established a U.S. subsidiary in 2005, subsequently selling seven turbines. The company obtained a $16 million loan guarantee from the United States Department of Energy. Its investor portfolio included Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Novus Energy Partners, Goldman Sachs, Impax Asset Management, I2BF Venture Capital, Pulsar Energy Capital, among others.
Prior to moving its headquarters to Kansas City, Nordic Windpower operated out of Berkeley, California, with production facilities located in Pocatello, Idaho and engineering design based in Bristol, United Kingdom. In December 2010, the firm announced plans to relocate to Missouri to be nearer to its primary market and was granted $5.6 million in conditional incentives for its move to Kansas City International Airport. Temporarily, it occupied 50,000 square feet within the former American Airlines maintenance hangar at the airport and was slated to become the inaugural tenant of the KCI Intermodal Business Centre developed by Trammell Crow Company.
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- Energy companies established in 1975
- Renewable resource companies established in 1975
- 1975 establishments in Missouri
- Renewable resource companies disestablished in 2012
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- American companies disestablished in 2012
- 2012 disestablishments in Missouri