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Below are Grants to overseas companies. I'm sure you know what a grant is...and those are the only ones I listed. I could list all the companies that got Stimulus Funds to overseas manufacturers but I'll hold off on that for now. If you would like that list, I'll gladly provide it to you.
Stimulus Grants:
India-based Suzlon, and its subsidiaries, installed over 200 wind turbines under Obama’s Stimulus Grant Program, with most of the materials coming from its overseas operations.
Subsidiaries of Danish wind mill maker Vestas received $51.6 Million in stimulus grants, to build factories in the U.S. They have recently announced plans to layoff 180 U.S. workers, and possibly another 1,600 by the end of the year.
The Windy Flats Project began construction before the stimulus was passed, then received a $218 Million stimulus grant. Windy Flats turned around and used wind turbines assembled by Seimans in Denmark.
The Gulf Wind Project received a $179 Million stimulus grant, and then sourced the parts from South Korea, Japan and Mexico.
Italian wind turbine manufacturers pulled down over $84 Million in Cash Grants through the stimulus’ 1603 Program.
Germany: E.ON Climate & Renewables received over $440 Million in stimulus grants, for wind farms which they’d began construction on before the stimulus was passed.
At least 25 wind turbines for Stimulus Funded Projects were supplied by German-based Nordex.
Madrid, Spain’s EDP Renewables received over $100 Million in grants for their wind farms, then announced in September 2011 that they were planning to lay off 10% of their North American workforce.
Japanese subsidiary Eurus Energy received $91.4 Million in stimulus grants for a wind farm built and completed before the stimulus was even passed, then used 180 turbines manufactured overseas by Mitsubishi.
French wind farm developer EnXco, pulled down over $69 Million in Cash Grants through the stimulus’ 1603 Program.