Siemens investing €190m into new production plant in Hull

The facility will produce rotor blades for wind turbines rated at 6MW, with a new logistics and service centre planned for also for the area. 

In a statement, Michael Suess, CEO of Siemens Energy said: ‘Our decision to construct a production facility for offshore wind turbines in England is part of our global strategy: we invest in markets with reliable conditions that can ensure that factories can work to capacity.

‘The British energy policy creates a favourable framework for the expansion of offshore wind energy. In particular, it recognises the potential of offshore wind energy within the overall portfolio of energy production.

‘The offshore wind market in Great Britain has high growth rates, with an even greater potential for the future. Wind power capacity has doubled here within two years, to roughly 10GW. By 2020, a capacity of 14GW is to be installed at sea alone to combine the country’s environmental objectives with secure power supply. Projects for just over 40GW currently in the long-term planning.