Greg Clark is officially opening the new Siemens wind turbine factory in Hull today. The huge factory has brought around 1,000 jobs to the UK, the majority of jobs have gone to people from the surrounding area. Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) are investing around £310 million to provide manufacturing, assembly and servicing factories for the offshore wind industry.
Dr Doug Parr, Greenpeace Chief Scientist welcomed the new jobs and investment to the area, he said:
“This is a fine example of the new jobs and investment that people across the UK can expect to see if the government backs offshore wind in its industrial strategy and emissions reductions plans. The UK has the potential to become a world leader in manufacturing, design and services of offshore wind projects. But for this to take off, companies needs a strong signal from the government that Britain is open for business and is still an attractive investment environment for cutting edge renewable technologies and infrastructure, such as offshore wind or solar and battery storage. This will create jobs and investment in the UK and should be part of the government’s upcoming Green Paper on industrial strategy.”
