The U.K. will invest £160 million to expand its offshore wind manufacturing sector in the Humber region in northern England, the Ministry of Business and Industry announced on Monday.
The investments are being rolled out as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 10-point roadmap for the U.K.’s “green industrial revolution,” which envisions a massive boost of Britain’s offshore wind capacity and the creation of up to 250,000 green jobs.
In a statement, Johnson said that the investments would serve to develop “the next generation of wind turbines, create new jobs, export opportunities and clean power.”
Spain’s Siemens Gamesa and GRI Renewable Industries are set to receive the bulk of the grant funding for offshore wind manufacturing schemes.
Siemens Gamesa is currently investing £186 million to expand a blade manufacturing site near Hull, where it is working on new turbines that operate with larger blades that are capable of generating greater amounts of green power. Hull is slated to also host a £78 million GRI offshore wind turbine manufacturing site.