Siemens to construct factory for offshore wind power in Great
Britain
• Production of offshore wind turbine rotor blades
to be constructed at the East coast of Great Britain • New logistics-
and service centre in Green Port Hull • 1,000 new jobs to be created
March 25, 2013 + + + Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million
(GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain.
Production of rotor blades for offshore wind turbines of the 6-megawatt
class is planned, with a new logistics- and service centre slated for
Hull. The British Prime Minister David Cameron and Michael Suess, member
of the managing board of Siemens AG and CEO of the Energy Sector will
reaffirm their common dedication to these projects this afternoon in Hull.
“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 recognizes the
potential of offshore wind energy within the overall portfolio of energy
production”, stated Michael Suess, member of the managing board of Siemens
AG and CEO of the Energy Sector.
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
10 gigawatts. By 2020, a capacity of 14 gigawatts is to be installed at
sea alone to combine the country’s environmental objectives with secure
power supply. Projects for just over 40 gigawatts are currently in the
long-term planning.
The British Prime Minister David Cameron
declared: “Our constructive political environment enables us to provide
new jobs for the wind power industry, together with a reliable and more
sustainable energy mix.”
Siemens and its British partner Associated
British Ports (ABP) will be investing a total of EUR371 million (GBP310
million) at the project sites. These investments will bolster the strong
offshore market in Great Britain and will likewise stimulate the country’s
job market: 1,000 will be created directly, with 550 of these in rotor
blade production and 450 in Green Port Hull. Other jobs will follow in the
construction industry and emerge indirectly in the supply industry.
Siemens is a leading supplier for wind turbines, grid connection and
service for onshore and offshore sites in Great Britain. The company has
installed more than 2,200 turbines onshore and offshore there in the
world’s most significant wind power market with a total capacity of more
than 5,000 megawatts. Hence, around half of the wind power capacity
installed in Great Britain is equipped with cutting-edge technology from
Siemens. Siemens has a workforce of around 14,000 in Great Britain, 1,500
of which are employed in the British wind power business.
Green
Port Hull is scheduled to take up operations at the beginning of 2016,
with commencement of rotor production scheduled for the summer of 2016.
Full capacity of the factory is to be reached starting at mid-2017. These
investments will support Great Britain in its endeavours to pursue its
environmental objectives and to satisfy one fourth of its electricity
needs from renewable energy sources by 2020.
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Wind power and the
associated service are part of the Siemens environmental portfolio. Around
43 percent of the company's revenues are provided by green products and
solutions, making Siemens the world’s largest supplier of ecofriendly
technologies. More information about Green Port
Hull is available at http://www.greenporthull.co.uk/
Source: Cordula Ressing, Siemens AG
www.siemens.com
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