Gamesa intends to choose the U.K. as the company's worldwide center for its offshore wind energy business and plans to invest up to 150 million euros by 2014.
The offshore industrial plan, which Gamesa plans to implement beginning in 2011, calls for the creation of a center for offshore technology and the construction of one turbine blade manufacturing plant. Gamesa intends to conduct its offshore business' port logistics and turbine operation and maintenance services from different ports in the U.K.
Gamesa also plans to base the global headquarters of its offshore division in London. The London office will also handle sales, project management, finance and administration for the offshore business.
‘I want us to be a world leader in offshore wind energy,’ says British Prime Minister David Cameron. ‘That's why we're committing public money to ensure we have the infrastructure that attracts major manufacturers to come here and build their offshore wind turbines. The commitment shown by companies like Gamesa who want to come to the U.K. and invest is good news for jobs and growth and good news for our clean energy future.’
Gamesa expects the construction and development of its offshore wind energy business to directly generate more than 1,000 jobs in the U.K., with another 800 jobs created indirectly at the company's vendors and suppliers.
SOURCE: Gamesa
