Official opening for Grimsby-based offshore windfarmpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 13 June 2018
A new windfarm to be maintained and serviced from Grimsby will be officially opened today.
It includes 91 turbines located off the North Norfolk coast and uses Siemens blades which are made in Hull.
It's claimed that the windfarm, which is run by Danish power company Orsted, can produce enough electricity for half-a-million UK homes.
Matthew Wright, managing director of Orsted, says the number of Grimsby jobs involved in maintaining the site will grow:
Quote MessageWe will end up operating at least five projects from our Grimsby base. Why Grimsby? It's central on the east coast and it has the deep water harbour facilities we need."
Matthew Wright, Managing director, Orsted