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Released October 22, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While it wouldn't be amiss to think that the oil and gas sector is a strong player in Oklahoma's current industrial activity, the sector actually is dwarfed by industries such as industrial manufacturing and power in regard to what's presently under construction. Industrial Info is tracking projects worth close to $3.4 billion in total value that are under construction in Oklahoma.
With more than $1.6 billion worth of active projects underway in the state, the Power Industry ranks highest for both the number and value of projects. Leading the way in this sector is American Electric Power's (NASDAQ:AEP) (AEP) (Columbus, Ohio) Wagon Wheel Windfarm near Kingfisher, about 45 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Construction kicked off this summer with renewable energy contractor Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) providing engineering, procurement and construction services. Plans call for placement of about 178 turbines, each rated at 3.4 megawatts (MW), that will provide about 600 MW when running at full capacity. The Wagon Wheel Windfarm is expected to enter service in the second half of 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Several hydropower projects are underway in the state, with one of the most notable occurring at the 128-MW Robert S. Kerr hydropower plant near Sallisaw. All four generators at the plant are being rewound, which will improve their performance and reliability, and enhancing this improvement will be new runners on each of the Kaplan turbines with rated outputs of 49,300 horsepower. The improvements began about two years ago and are expected to be completed by the close of 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the rewind and turbine runner replacements projects.
As online and computing needs grow, data centers are being built and expanded throughout the nation, and Oklahoma is no exception. The state's largest data center project comes from Google Incorporated (Mountainview, California) as the company expands its facility in Pryor by constructing an approximately 280,000-square-foot building addition. Construction on the project, which is meant to enhance Google's products and services in the region, broke ground late last year but already is winding down, with expectations that most construction will be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
If you've never heard of Canoo, it may be because most of the company's electric vehicles are intended to be part of commercial delivery fleets. According to its website, Canoo has contracts to supply vehicles to government agencies including NASA and the postal service as well as companies such as Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas). Having announced that it was acquiring a move-in-ready facility in Oklahoma City in late 2022, Canoo is performing building and structural modifications that will include a body shop, robotic assembly line and upfitting equipment to manufacture up to 20,000 of its vehicles per year. The facility, expected to be completed by the end of this year, joins a Canoo battery facility in Pryor, about 150 miles away. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Perhaps old Canoo batteries will be recycled at a grassroot lithium-ion battery recycling plant being built in Bartlesville by Blue Whale Materials LLC (Washington, D.C.). The state-of-the-art plant will use newer recycling technologies that have been verified on a commercial scale in Asia that produce a mixed-metal precursor to battery production containing up to 98% of the cobalt and nickel in end-of-life batteries while reducing impurities. The plant is expected to begin ramping up toward annual processing of 14,000 tons of batteries when completed toward the end of this year, but Blue Whale won't stop there, having plans to expand the processing capacity to 50,000 tons of batteries next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the reports on the grassroot and expansion projects.
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).
With more than $1.6 billion worth of active projects underway in the state, the Power Industry ranks highest for both the number and value of projects. Leading the way in this sector is American Electric Power's (NASDAQ:AEP) (AEP) (Columbus, Ohio) Wagon Wheel Windfarm near Kingfisher, about 45 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Construction kicked off this summer with renewable energy contractor Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) providing engineering, procurement and construction services. Plans call for placement of about 178 turbines, each rated at 3.4 megawatts (MW), that will provide about 600 MW when running at full capacity. The Wagon Wheel Windfarm is expected to enter service in the second half of 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Several hydropower projects are underway in the state, with one of the most notable occurring at the 128-MW Robert S. Kerr hydropower plant near Sallisaw. All four generators at the plant are being rewound, which will improve their performance and reliability, and enhancing this improvement will be new runners on each of the Kaplan turbines with rated outputs of 49,300 horsepower. The improvements began about two years ago and are expected to be completed by the close of 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the rewind and turbine runner replacements projects.
As online and computing needs grow, data centers are being built and expanded throughout the nation, and Oklahoma is no exception. The state's largest data center project comes from Google Incorporated (Mountainview, California) as the company expands its facility in Pryor by constructing an approximately 280,000-square-foot building addition. Construction on the project, which is meant to enhance Google's products and services in the region, broke ground late last year but already is winding down, with expectations that most construction will be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
If you've never heard of Canoo, it may be because most of the company's electric vehicles are intended to be part of commercial delivery fleets. According to its website, Canoo has contracts to supply vehicles to government agencies including NASA and the postal service as well as companies such as Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas). Having announced that it was acquiring a move-in-ready facility in Oklahoma City in late 2022, Canoo is performing building and structural modifications that will include a body shop, robotic assembly line and upfitting equipment to manufacture up to 20,000 of its vehicles per year. The facility, expected to be completed by the end of this year, joins a Canoo battery facility in Pryor, about 150 miles away. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Perhaps old Canoo batteries will be recycled at a grassroot lithium-ion battery recycling plant being built in Bartlesville by Blue Whale Materials LLC (Washington, D.C.). The state-of-the-art plant will use newer recycling technologies that have been verified on a commercial scale in Asia that produce a mixed-metal precursor to battery production containing up to 98% of the cobalt and nickel in end-of-life batteries while reducing impurities. The plant is expected to begin ramping up toward annual processing of 14,000 tons of batteries when completed toward the end of this year, but Blue Whale won't stop there, having plans to expand the processing capacity to 50,000 tons of batteries next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the reports on the grassroot and expansion projects.
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).
