# GE Renewable Energy plans new offshore wind blade plant in Teesside, UK

GE Renewable Energy announced plans to open a new blade manufacturing facility in Teesside, UK, operated by LM Wind Power, to produce 107-meter offshore wind turbine blades for the Haliade-X turbine. The plant is expected to create up to 750 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs, with production starting in 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-03-10
- Where: Teesside, England, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 750
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 107-meter blades
- Products: offshore wind turbine blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GE Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/3506.md)
- [LM Wind Power](https://endata.com/companies/3505.md) (partner)
- [Dogger Bank Wind Farm](https://endata.com/companies/49054.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [gevernova.com](https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/ge-renewable-energy-plans-open-new-offshore-wind-blade-manufacturing-plant-teesside-uk), 2021-03-10: "GE Renewable Energy announced today that it plans to open a new blade manufacturing facility in Teesside in the North East of England."
- [doggerbank.com](https://doggerbank.com/press-releases/ge-renewable-energy-plans-new-blade-manufacturing-plant-on-teesside-for-dogger-bank-wind-turbines/), 2021-03-10: "GE Renewable Energy has today unveiled plans to open a new world-class blade manufacturing facility on Teesside in the North East of England."
- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/96284-ges-new-plant-in-england-will-build-giant-wind-turbine-blades), 2021-04-07: "GE Renewable Energy plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Teesside, in northeastern England, for the production of 107-meter-long offshore wind turbine blades."
- [greenerfuture.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk](https://greenerfuture.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/mayor-agrees-multimillion-%E2%80%8Bpound-deal-with-global-manufacturer-for-teesworks/), 2021-09-01: "A global offshore wind manufacturer will build a new multimillion-pound state-of-the-art wind turbine blade manufacturing factory on Teesworks."

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