Modine announced a $100 million investment over 12-18 months to expand Airedale data center cooling manufacturing at four US sites, including a new facility in the Dallas, Texas area and an expansion in Grenada, Mississippi, with possible repurposing of Performance Technologies sites in Franklin, Wisconsin and Jefferson City, Missouri.
Mitsubishi Electric is investing $143 million to retrofit its Maysville, Kentucky factory to make variable-speed heat pump compressors, with production expected from October 2027 and an estimated capacity of 1,000,000 compressors per year. The US Department of Energy awarded $50 million to MELCO HVAC US for the project.
The US Department of Energy will provide Mitsubishi Electric US $50 million to establish a heat pump compressor factory in Kentucky. The funding is part of a $169 million package for heat pump manufacturing projects.
Michigan Automotive Compressor Inc. plans to spend $82 million to retain 241 jobs by installing production lines for electric vehicle parts at its Parma-area factory west of Jackson, Michigan. Production of the new parts is expected to begin in December 2024.