# Siemens builds world's largest offshore wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven

Siemens has built a new factory in Cuxhaven, Germany, for offshore wind turbines, investing €200 million. The plant is the world's largest production site for wind turbines and will create 2,000 jobs. Production is set to start in June 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-06-05
- Where: Cuxhaven, Germany, Germany
- Value: $225.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: Jun 2017
- Status: under construction
- Products: offshore wind turbines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)

## Sources

- [welt.de](https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article165241917/Windkraft-Wie-es-Cuxhaven-dank-Siemens-an-die-Weltspitze-schafft.html), 2017-06-05: "200 Millionen Euro investiert Siemens dafür."

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