Doosan
had
planned
to
launch
a
6MW
offshore
wind
turbine
onto
the
market
in
2015
and
spend
£170m
building
an
offshore
wind
research
centre
in
Glasgow,
with
a
turbine
factory
to
follow.
“In
light
of
the
European
sovereign
debt
crisis,
Doosan
Power
Systems
reluctantly
decided
in
December
2011
to
postpone
its
plans
to
enter
into
the
offshore
wind
market
and
subsequent
investment
in
offshore
assembly
plants
in
the
UK,”
the
company
says
in
a
written
statement
after
enquiries
by
Recharge.
It
adds:
“The
uncertain
economic
situation
in
Europe
has
created
general
liquidity
issues,…