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Released April 08, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Tennessee houses some of the largest industrial developments in the U.S., ranging from the revamp of the state's Oak Ridge uranium processing center to the latest in electric vehicle (EV) production. Industrial Info is tracking more than $25.4 billion worth of projects that are presently under construction in the state.
The Y-12 National Security Complex, a uranium-processing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was built as part of the Manhattan Project in the 1940s for the purpose of manufacturing the U.S.' first atomic bombs. Due to its dated and deteriorating facilities, the National Security Administration has launched a series of projects to modernize the facility, instituting changes that are designed to keep it in top shape for another 50 years.
Work to update the facility began in 2018 and is expected to be completed later this year. The overall project consists of several pieces, including work on the main processing building and the mechanical electrical building, the addition of a wastewater treatment plant and more. Work on the main processing building includes the construction of a three-level, 242,000-square-foot building to house casting and chemical-recovery processes, as well as a connector to the Highly Enriched Materials Facility. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for related reports.
While incentives to purchase EVs in the U.S. are under fire and the rate of demand growth for EVs slows somewhat, many companies continue plowing billions of dollars into projects started a few years ago to manufacture EVs and their batteries in the face of stronger market growth. In 2022, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) (Dearborn, Michigan) broke ground on a large development for both EVs and their batteries in Stanton, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis. Collectively known as Blue Oval City, the automotive and battery plants are aimed to cater to Ford's growing line of EVs, with a particular emphasis on the electric versions of the company's popular F-Series trucks.
The assembly plant will be approximately 4 million square feet and will include equipment to develop an expanded range of electric trucks. The battery plant, which is being constructed with joint venture partner SK Innovation (Seoul, South Korea), will supply the truck assembly plant and is expected to produce about 43 gigawatt-hours of batteries per year. It is on track to be completed later this year, before the assembly plant, which is estimated to be about two years out. The assembly plant originally was slated to be completed this year, but Ford pushed back the timing due to slowing EV demand and increased competition within the sector. "Retiming the launch allows the company to utilize lower-cost battery technology and take advantage of other cost breakthroughs while the market continues to develop," the company said in a news release regarding the delay. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the battery plant and vehicle-assembly plant.
Natural gas-fired power is seeing somewhat of a resurgence in the U.S. as the nation's power demand creeps up and technologies such as data centers use increasingly larger amounts of electricity. Tennessee is on the cutting edge of this gas-fired buildout. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (Chattanooga, Tennessee) is underway with a couple of projects to increase natural gas-fired power capacity in its home state. In 2023, TVA launched the addition of a 1,450-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle addition at its Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City. The plant's two existing coal-fired units will be retired in stages, with the first unit going offline by the end of 2026, shortly after the gas-fired plant's completion, and the second coal unit going offline by the end of 2028. The plant will use gas turbines, steam turbine and heat recovery steam generators manufactured by GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
TVA also is adding gas-fired capacity to its Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant in New Johnsonville. The plant currently has 20 turbines operating in a single-cycle formation, providing 1,200 MW of power. In 2022, TVA began the process of adding 10 more turbines to provide an additional 500 MW. In a nod toward future emissions reduction, the turbines will be capable of firing hydrogen. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Burns & McDonnell Incorporated (Kansas City, Missouri) is expected to complete the project this summer. Subscribers to the Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the reports on TVA's projects in Cumberland City and New Johnsonville.
Conversion of the Cumberland Fossil Plant to gas necessitated the buildout of a new natural gas pipeline, something which pipeline developer Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas) was happy to do. In 2024, Kinder Morgan began constructing a 32-mile pipeline lateral of 30-inch-diameter pipe that will transport 245 million cubic feet per day of gas to the plant. The pipeline is expected to be completed this summer. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pipeline Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
In addition to industrial sites such as Ford's new complex, data centers often are cited as reason for the region's increasing power consumption. And new data centers are making their way into Tennessee. While there are three active data center projects in the Memphis area, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Incorporated (NASDAQ:META) (Menlo Park, California) is focusing on Gallatin, about 30 miles northeast of Nashville, where the company is underway with a third phase of construction on its campus. Breaking ground last year, Phase III of the Gallatin data center entails constructing two data center buildings totaling approximately 675,000 square feet. The facility went live last year and is expected to achieve even more capabilities when this third phase of construction is completed later this year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
The Y-12 National Security Complex, a uranium-processing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was built as part of the Manhattan Project in the 1940s for the purpose of manufacturing the U.S.' first atomic bombs. Due to its dated and deteriorating facilities, the National Security Administration has launched a series of projects to modernize the facility, instituting changes that are designed to keep it in top shape for another 50 years.
Work to update the facility began in 2018 and is expected to be completed later this year. The overall project consists of several pieces, including work on the main processing building and the mechanical electrical building, the addition of a wastewater treatment plant and more. Work on the main processing building includes the construction of a three-level, 242,000-square-foot building to house casting and chemical-recovery processes, as well as a connector to the Highly Enriched Materials Facility. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for related reports.
While incentives to purchase EVs in the U.S. are under fire and the rate of demand growth for EVs slows somewhat, many companies continue plowing billions of dollars into projects started a few years ago to manufacture EVs and their batteries in the face of stronger market growth. In 2022, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) (Dearborn, Michigan) broke ground on a large development for both EVs and their batteries in Stanton, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis. Collectively known as Blue Oval City, the automotive and battery plants are aimed to cater to Ford's growing line of EVs, with a particular emphasis on the electric versions of the company's popular F-Series trucks.
The assembly plant will be approximately 4 million square feet and will include equipment to develop an expanded range of electric trucks. The battery plant, which is being constructed with joint venture partner SK Innovation (Seoul, South Korea), will supply the truck assembly plant and is expected to produce about 43 gigawatt-hours of batteries per year. It is on track to be completed later this year, before the assembly plant, which is estimated to be about two years out. The assembly plant originally was slated to be completed this year, but Ford pushed back the timing due to slowing EV demand and increased competition within the sector. "Retiming the launch allows the company to utilize lower-cost battery technology and take advantage of other cost breakthroughs while the market continues to develop," the company said in a news release regarding the delay. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the battery plant and vehicle-assembly plant.
Natural gas-fired power is seeing somewhat of a resurgence in the U.S. as the nation's power demand creeps up and technologies such as data centers use increasingly larger amounts of electricity. Tennessee is on the cutting edge of this gas-fired buildout. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (Chattanooga, Tennessee) is underway with a couple of projects to increase natural gas-fired power capacity in its home state. In 2023, TVA launched the addition of a 1,450-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle addition at its Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City. The plant's two existing coal-fired units will be retired in stages, with the first unit going offline by the end of 2026, shortly after the gas-fired plant's completion, and the second coal unit going offline by the end of 2028. The plant will use gas turbines, steam turbine and heat recovery steam generators manufactured by GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
TVA also is adding gas-fired capacity to its Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Plant in New Johnsonville. The plant currently has 20 turbines operating in a single-cycle formation, providing 1,200 MW of power. In 2022, TVA began the process of adding 10 more turbines to provide an additional 500 MW. In a nod toward future emissions reduction, the turbines will be capable of firing hydrogen. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Burns & McDonnell Incorporated (Kansas City, Missouri) is expected to complete the project this summer. Subscribers to the Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the reports on TVA's projects in Cumberland City and New Johnsonville.
Conversion of the Cumberland Fossil Plant to gas necessitated the buildout of a new natural gas pipeline, something which pipeline developer Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas) was happy to do. In 2024, Kinder Morgan began constructing a 32-mile pipeline lateral of 30-inch-diameter pipe that will transport 245 million cubic feet per day of gas to the plant. The pipeline is expected to be completed this summer. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pipeline Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
In addition to industrial sites such as Ford's new complex, data centers often are cited as reason for the region's increasing power consumption. And new data centers are making their way into Tennessee. While there are three active data center projects in the Memphis area, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Incorporated (NASDAQ:META) (Menlo Park, California) is focusing on Gallatin, about 30 miles northeast of Nashville, where the company is underway with a third phase of construction on its campus. Breaking ground last year, Phase III of the Gallatin data center entails constructing two data center buildings totaling approximately 675,000 square feet. The facility went live last year and is expected to achieve even more capabilities when this third phase of construction is completed later this year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
