Major investment announcements totalling more than 拢900 million have been made this year - the highest on record since the industry arrived in the 海角视频 in 2000.
JDR Cables鈥 plans for a new 拢130 million factory in Northumberland followed a run of high profile investment decisions as deployment targets were raised and accelerated as part of a green recovery, with higher demands for domestic content throughout the supply chain.
The figure, released following analysis by Renewable海角视频, is being celebrated as the trade association鈥檚 Global Offshore Wind conference and exhibition opens in London.
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搁别苍别飞补产濒别鲍碍鈥檚 chief executive Dan McGrail, who was instrumental in Siemens Gamesa鈥檚 blade factory development at Hull - itself doubling capacity as one of the huge projects - said: 鈥淭his record year of over 拢900 million of investment in major British offshore wind manufacturing plants shows that the 2020s is the decade of delivery for the 海角视频鈥檚 offshore wind sector.
"The offshore wind industry is making good on its commitments to create tens of thousands of jobs and attract billions in investment in state-of-the-art factories around the country. 26,000 people already work in this sector and that鈥檚 set to increase to 69,000 over the next five years.
鈥淭he Government is playing an important role in securing supply chain investment by providing strategic funding support to deliver the green economic recovery this country needs. This new funding to develop world-class offshore wind hubs in ports like Teesside and the Humber is a clear example of levelling-up in action鈥.
JDR is creating 170 jobs at Cambois, near Blyth, while safeguarding 270 jobs at the cable manufacturer鈥檚 existing plant in Hartlepool.
It follows GE鈥檚 multi-million-pound plans to transform a former steelworks site on Teesside into a high-tech plant producing turbine blades, creating 750 direct jobs, in March.
拢75 million was also committed to Able Marine Energy Park on the South Humber Bank, with South Korean company S eAH Wind revealing it is investing 拢260 million there over three years in an offshore wind turbine monopile foundation factory, creating 750 direct jobs.
That was in July, as was Smulders Projects 海角视频, with a 拢70 million commitment to manufacturing giant offshore wind turbine transition pieces at its site at Wallsend in Newcastle, safeguarding up to 325 direct jobs.
Siemens Gamesa鈥檚 announcement followed in August, with 拢186 million being spent to double the size of its offshore wind turbine blade factory in Hull, creating 200 direct jobs. Work has begun.
Also in August, GRI Renewable Industries unveiled plans to invest 拢78 million in an offshore wind turbine tower factory, again at Able Marine Energy Park, creating 260 jobs.
