North America

The Nordex Group’s division North American comprises two primary markets: Canada and the United States. Renewable energies are becoming increasingly important in this region, and wind power is leading the way. Both countries have large areas of massive, untapped wind resources and therefore a significant potential for wind power that can be harnessed to provide green energy.

In the US, wind energy is currently the largest source of renewable electricity generation in the country, accounting for 10.1% of the nation’s electricity. This percentage is expected to continue to grow as more wind turbines are installed across the region. With over 71,000 wind turbines already in place, the US has a total wind power capacity of 150 GW, making it the fourth-largest source of electricity generation capacity in the country. To put this into perspective, this amount of wind power is enough to provide electricity to approximately 46 million American homes (source: The American Clean Power Association).

In Canada, increased interest from electricity producers and government initiatives have led to rapid growth in installed wind capacity in recent years. In 2023, the industry added about 1.7 GW of new utility-scale wind capacity in 2023. Looking ahead, there are great opportunities for the industry to grow at a high pace as the country strives to meet net-zero targets set for 2035 and 2050 (source: Canadian Renewable Energy Association).