ORE Catapult has welcomed the news of GE Renewable Energy’s investment in a new blade factory in Teesside, north-east England.
The factory, which will make blades for Haliade-X units, will directly create around 750 jobs at the Teesworks site on the River Tees as well as 1500 indirect roles.
It will open and start production in 2023, supplying blades to SSE Renewables and Equinor’s Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, as reported exclusively in last week’s subscriber-only edition of reNEWS.
ORE Catapult chief executive Andrew Jamieson said: “We’re justifiably proud of the strong partnership that we have built with both GE Renewable Energy and LM Wind Power over recent years, directly supporting the rapid delivery of their ground-breaking Haliade-X turbine and bringing UK innovation, research and development to the forefront of global offshore wind technology development.
A NEW port on Teesside to build the next generation of offshore wind projects will be constructed as part of a £20 million investment to boost the UK’s world-leading industry and create 3,000 new jobs in the North, the government announced today (Wednesday). Teesworks Offshore Manufacturing Centre, on the River Tees, will receive up to £20 million and will begin construction later this year to update the port with new infrastructure – helping to revitalise the historic industrial heartland. The port will have the capacity to house up to three manufacturers to support the development of the next-generation of offshore wind projects, substantially boosting the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing base.
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The arrival of global energy giant GE Renewables - and a new offshore wind hub for Teesside - will trigger other investments for the area, it has been claimed.
Second wind for the Humber, Teesside and UK energy industry
£95 million government investment for 2 new offshore wind ports to be constructed in the Humber region and Teesside, creating 6,000 new jobs.
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10 March 2021
£95 million government investment for 2 new offshore wind ports to be constructed in the Humber region and Teesside, creating 6,000 new jobs
GE Renewable Energy first company confirmed to build new factory at the new Teesside port
first major step in delivering Prime Minister’s green pledge to provide enough energy from offshore wind to power every home in the UK by 2030
Two new ports on the Humber and on Teesside to build the next generation of offshore wind projects will be constructed as part of an up to £95 million investment to boost the UK’s world-leading industry and create 6,000 new jobs in the North, the government announced today (Thursday 11 March).