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Released October 05, 2022 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While Iowa, known for its wind generation, boasts some windfarms presently under construction, it's really data centers that are boosting the state to more than $4.8 billion in projects underway. Most of these come from one of the biggest names in tech: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington).
Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry of projects under construction in Iowa.
Microsoft is completing a second and third phase of its Osmium data center campus in West Des Moines, Iowa. According to local news media, the company has invested between $3 billion and $5 billion in West Des Moines since 2010. Phases II and III of the company's Osmium project are expected to be completed by the end of this year resulting in another nearly 500,000 feet of data center buildings. But that's not all the company is underway with in the city. Construction on Microsoft's Ginger East and Ginger West projects kicked off late last year and is planned for completion early next year. Microsoft has previously completed two other data center projects, Project Mountain and Project Alluvion, in West Des Moines.
Why this location? A Microsoft spokesperson answered local media in an email: "When choosing data center sites, Microsoft considers customer demand for locally delivered services and takes into account over 35 weighted criteria including close proximity to customers, an ample and reliable power source and fiber optic networks, a large pool of skilled labor, and affordable energy rates to determine the long-term viability of each site."
Microsoft accounts for about $1.6 billion in projects under construction in Iowa. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for related reports.
Another big tech player, Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington), is at work on a project in Davenport, in eastern Iowa near the Illinois border. Amazon kicked off construction of the grassroot fulfillment and distribution center last year, originally planning for it to be in service this year. However, the company has shifted its plans, and the facility, which will use the latest in robotics technology, will not go into operation until 2024. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
While the company didn't seem to provide any firm answers for the schedule change, Amazon may be rethinking its massive buildout to support its giant e-commerce business. As of early September, Industrial Info had tracked 11 Amazon projects, totaling $758 million in investment, that had been cancelled since April of this year. For related information, see September 7, 2022, item - Amazon Cutting Back?
Making up more than 55% of the state's power generation mix in 2021, Iowa is certainly not without wind power projects. The state ranks second only to Texas in installed wind generation capacity. Among the largest wind projects presently under construction is Duke Energy Corporation's (NYSE:DUK) (Charlotte, North Carolina) grassroot windfarm in Ledyard, Iowa. Construction, which kicked off in summer 2021, entails erecting 56 4.2-megawatt (MW) turbines for a nameplate generating capacity of 235 MW. Wanzek Construction Incorporated (West Fargo, North Dakota) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services on the project, which is expected to be completed this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Project Database can click here for more details.
Solar power has also come to Iowa. Electricite de France SA (Paris, France) is underway with the grassroot Holiday Creek solar farm near Badger, in central Iowa. Construction kicked off in the summer of 2021 and entails installing approximately 200,000 solar modules on a fixed-tilt tracking system to achieve generating capacity of 100 MW. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Iowa is not without its agriculture-related projects either. Ag giant Cargill Incorporated (Wayzata, Minnesota), for example, is expanding its corn milling and ethanol production plant in Eddyville. The facility currently produces about 35 million gallons per year of ethanol. The project includes constructing another production facility, including bioprocessing and fermentation machinery, along with a research and development center. The project kicked off late last year and is expected to be completed in 2024. Subscribers can click here for more details.
About 120 miles north, in Shell Rock, Iowa, Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC (Shell Rock) is constructing a grassroot soybean processing plant. As demand for renewable diesel increases, so does demand for its feedstock, which largely comes from soybean oil. Construction kicked off in the summer of 2021 and is expected to be completed late this year or in early 2023. According to the company's website, upon completion, the facility will be able to process 38 million bushels of soybeans annually, producing more than 400 million pounds of crude soybean oil, along with high-protein soybean meal and hulls to supply livestock markets. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Click here to see reports for all of the project discussed in this article, and here for the 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).
Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry of projects under construction in Iowa.Microsoft is completing a second and third phase of its Osmium data center campus in West Des Moines, Iowa. According to local news media, the company has invested between $3 billion and $5 billion in West Des Moines since 2010. Phases II and III of the company's Osmium project are expected to be completed by the end of this year resulting in another nearly 500,000 feet of data center buildings. But that's not all the company is underway with in the city. Construction on Microsoft's Ginger East and Ginger West projects kicked off late last year and is planned for completion early next year. Microsoft has previously completed two other data center projects, Project Mountain and Project Alluvion, in West Des Moines.
Why this location? A Microsoft spokesperson answered local media in an email: "When choosing data center sites, Microsoft considers customer demand for locally delivered services and takes into account over 35 weighted criteria including close proximity to customers, an ample and reliable power source and fiber optic networks, a large pool of skilled labor, and affordable energy rates to determine the long-term viability of each site."
Microsoft accounts for about $1.6 billion in projects under construction in Iowa. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for related reports.
Another big tech player, Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington), is at work on a project in Davenport, in eastern Iowa near the Illinois border. Amazon kicked off construction of the grassroot fulfillment and distribution center last year, originally planning for it to be in service this year. However, the company has shifted its plans, and the facility, which will use the latest in robotics technology, will not go into operation until 2024. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
While the company didn't seem to provide any firm answers for the schedule change, Amazon may be rethinking its massive buildout to support its giant e-commerce business. As of early September, Industrial Info had tracked 11 Amazon projects, totaling $758 million in investment, that had been cancelled since April of this year. For related information, see September 7, 2022, item - Amazon Cutting Back?
Making up more than 55% of the state's power generation mix in 2021, Iowa is certainly not without wind power projects. The state ranks second only to Texas in installed wind generation capacity. Among the largest wind projects presently under construction is Duke Energy Corporation's (NYSE:DUK) (Charlotte, North Carolina) grassroot windfarm in Ledyard, Iowa. Construction, which kicked off in summer 2021, entails erecting 56 4.2-megawatt (MW) turbines for a nameplate generating capacity of 235 MW. Wanzek Construction Incorporated (West Fargo, North Dakota) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services on the project, which is expected to be completed this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Project Database can click here for more details.
Solar power has also come to Iowa. Electricite de France SA (Paris, France) is underway with the grassroot Holiday Creek solar farm near Badger, in central Iowa. Construction kicked off in the summer of 2021 and entails installing approximately 200,000 solar modules on a fixed-tilt tracking system to achieve generating capacity of 100 MW. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Iowa is not without its agriculture-related projects either. Ag giant Cargill Incorporated (Wayzata, Minnesota), for example, is expanding its corn milling and ethanol production plant in Eddyville. The facility currently produces about 35 million gallons per year of ethanol. The project includes constructing another production facility, including bioprocessing and fermentation machinery, along with a research and development center. The project kicked off late last year and is expected to be completed in 2024. Subscribers can click here for more details.
About 120 miles north, in Shell Rock, Iowa, Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC (Shell Rock) is constructing a grassroot soybean processing plant. As demand for renewable diesel increases, so does demand for its feedstock, which largely comes from soybean oil. Construction kicked off in the summer of 2021 and is expected to be completed late this year or in early 2023. According to the company's website, upon completion, the facility will be able to process 38 million bushels of soybeans annually, producing more than 400 million pounds of crude soybean oil, along with high-protein soybean meal and hulls to supply livestock markets. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Click here to see reports for all of the project discussed in this article, and here for the 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).
