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Siemens Mobility awarded £1.5 billion contract to build underground trains
The company would build the 94 trains at a factory in Goole which would employ 700 people.
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Siemens set to invest £200m in Yorkshire train plant
Plans for a new state-of-the-art train factory could mean a £200million investment and 700 new skilled jobs in East Yorkshire.
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Siemens jobs drive to take recruits in Hull past 500
Siemens has launched a new phase of recruitment for its Hull factory by advertising 100 jobs that will take the numbers hired to over 500
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Meet Siemens' new Hull workforce as training starts
The first workers who have jobs at Siemens' factory in Hull have been speaking about the new start they hope it gives them.
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Siemens backs 'in' campaign as workers start training
Siemens, which is investing millions of pounds in its new wind turbine blade factory in Hull, says Britain is better off in the EU.
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New recruitment stage starts at Siemens
A further 100 jobs at Siemens in Hull have been advertised for roles within the company's wind turbine blade manufacturing facility.
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First details released on 1,000 Siemens jobs in Hull
Details have been released about some of the roles which will be filled by 1,000 people at the Siemens development in Hull
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The go ahead has finally been given to the Siemens project at Hull's Alexandra Dock.
Experts say the wind turbine blade manufacturing facility - promising thousands of jobs - is a key part of making the area a hub for the green energy industry.
Building work will begin shortly, as James Webster now reports.
First operational jobs advertised for Green Port Hull
The first 14 of an estimated 1,000 operational jobs to be created at Siemen's Green Port Hull have been advertised.
The jobs are split between six land-based stores and servicing jobs and eight offshore wind turbine commissioning technician roles.
All applicants must live within a 40-mile radius of the site, or be willing to relocate to hull.
The £160 million site will make around 600 wind turbine blades per year, and is expected to open in 2017.
Consortium welcomes Govenment wind farm go-ahead
The consortium SMart Wind has welcomed the decision by the Secretary of State to grant development consent for Hornsea Project One.
The project is scheduled to commence operation by 2020 when it will become the world’s first gigawatt scale far from shore wind farm.
The DCO covers the entire project, including the turbines, offshore and onshore substations, array cables and export cable.
Project One is located 120km off the Yorkshire coast and covers approximately 407 square kilometres, when completed, Project One will be able to meet the electricity needs of around 800,000 UK homes.
Hornsea Project One is being developed by SMartWind – a consortium of Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services – and DONG Energy. Hornsea Project One is one of three projects for which DONG Energy was awarded Financial Investment Decision Enabling Contracts for Difference by the Government in April 2014.
“SMart Wind are delighted with the grant of the DCO following a robust examination from the Planning Inspectorate.
"Hornsea Project One is part of the essential new infrastructure that has driven major investment in the Humber economy and ensures a low carbon future for the area.
"Today’s announcement is testament to the world-class expertise of the Mainstream team who have been developing this project for the past six years.
"This has been a landmark year for Mainstream’s offshore team as we were recently awarded consent for our 450MW offshore wind farm in Scotland.”
“Development consent for Hornsea Project One is very welcome.
"This is an exciting project that will be a world first in terms of its size and location, and it has the potential to power up to 800,000 UK homes.
"Development consent has recently been granted for our Burbo Bank Extension and Walney Extension wind farms as well, underlining that DONG Energy has real commitment to investing in the UK with a strong pipeline of future projects.”
Siemens acts as financing and technology partner in the joint venture.
The company recently announced its intention to invest in wind turbine production facilities in Hull that could also produce the Hornsea turbines.
The Hornsea Project One will support the UK in its endeavours to pursue its environmental objectives and to satisfy a quarter of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2020. Siemens’ equity participation underpins its long-term commitment to the project and the region overall.
“We are delighted to see such positive decisions as the large scale Hornsea Project One coming through the planning process, which further support the UK’s position as a global leader in offshore wind and confirm its material contribution to UK power generation into the long term.”