# Global Technical Systems to build $54.7M green energy manufacturing center in Virginia Beach

Global Technical Systems announced a $54.7 million investment to construct a 500,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing center in Virginia Beach to produce green energy storage devices. The facility will create 1,100 jobs and be operational in 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-14
- Where: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- Value: $54.7M
- Jobs: 1,100
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: green energy storage devices, carbon fiber energy storage
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Global Technical Systems](https://endata.com/companies/28835.md)

## Sources

- [covabizmag.com](https://covabizmag.com/global-technical-systems-to-open-new-green-energy-facility-in-virginia-beach/), 2017-12-14: "We have recently developed game-changing technologies that we believe will shape the future of renewable energy, grid modernization and other energy-dense storage applications."

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