Wind Energy

The rising costs of energy, the environmental impact of fossil fuels, and concerns about nuclear power have driven the development of renewable sources of energy. North American demand for energy exceeds Europe and Asia, yet most of the world’s wind turbines are still produced in Europe and Asia.
 
Calco is an important partner to the growing North American wind energy industry. Manufacturers design wind turbines with performance, liability, and maintenance costs in mind, which leads to engineered irons with very specific strength characteristics, or impact resistance, throughout the casting. We leverage our longstanding precision melt practices and iron integrity to provide iron that consistently meets the special iron specifications developed primarily in Europe.

As the demand for energy in North America continues to grow along with the desire to provide renewable alternatives, we will be an important supplier of complex engineered irons to this industry.