Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) and GRI Renewable Industries will invest more than £260m ($360.70 m) into offshore wind manufacturing facilities in northeast England.
Siemens Gamesa will invest a total of £186 m to expand its blade manufacturing site located near Hull – Britain’s largest offshore wind manufacturing facility – readying it for the next generation of offshore wind turbines and blades greater than 100 metres, the government said.
Siemens Gamesa will add 200 workers to the 1,000 it already employs in the factory, the company said in a separate statement.
GRI Renewable Industries will spend £78 m to build an offshore wind turbine tower factory at Able Marine Energy Park, also in Hull creating up to 260 jobs.