Councillors
in
Hull
approved
the
partners'
£210m
($338m)
plans
for
the
port,
where
Siemens
is
proposing
to
site
production
facilities
for
its
6MW
offshore
wind
turbine.
The
German
manufacturer,
which
will
invest
about
£80m,
plans
to
have
the
site
operational
by
2014,
in
time
to
start
making
turbines
ahead
of
the
first
UK
Round
3
projects.
Steven
Bayes,
portfolio
holder
for
economic
regeneration
and
employment
on
Hull
City
Council,
says:
"We
welcome
that
the
planning
committee
has
approved
the
application
as
it
marks
another
key
milestone
in
this
major
project.
"We
will
now
be
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