# GE Renewable Energy to build blade manufacturing plant in Teesside, UK

GE Renewable Energy secured planning approval to build a new blade manufacturing facility on Teesside, England, to produce 107-metre blades for the Haliade-X turbine powering the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Construction is expected to begin in 2021, with production starting in 2023, creating up to 750 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-13
- Where: Teesside, England, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 750
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: 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

- [sserenewables.com](https://www.sserenewables.com/news-and-views/2021/09/ge-renewable-energy-blade-manufacturing-plant-for-dogger-bank-wind-turbines-gets-green-light-from-planners/), 2021-09-13: "It’s fantastic news that this mammoth project has passed the planning hurdle and is on course to be up-and-running by 2023, helping to create thousands of well-paid, good-quality jobs for people across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool."

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