The groundbreaking for the 170,000-square-metre factory is scheduled for later this year, with production of the first components to begin in mid-2017. It will employ up to 1,000 skilled workers.
The factory will be at the edge of Cuxhaven's harbour, allowing heavy components to be loaded directly onto transportation vessels, and avoiding expensive ground transport.
It will handle the final assembly of generators, hubs and nacelle back-ends, which are all connected to form complete nacelles, the core of offshore wind turbines.
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