Industry body RenewableUK said the German group’s £160m ($263m) plan is “a major coup” for the UK wind sector, and will hopefully be the first of many in an expanding offshore wind supply chain.

The Siemens facilities in Hull – handily placed to serve major offshore wind projects in the North Sea – is the first major manufacturing investment to flow from the UK’s world-leading offshore wind-build plans.

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