Offshore Group Newcastle gets green light for wind turbine factory

Jessica Shankleman
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Oil and gas company plans to make 150 jacket foundations a year for Round 3 offshore wind farms

Plans for a £50m factory building turbine foundations for the offshore wind industry in the North East have taken a major step forward after Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) secured planning permission for...

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