GE shelves plans for giant wind blade factory on Teesside

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Artist impression of the proposed factory at Teesworks
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Artist impression of the proposed factory at Teesworks

News comes as SeAH Wind celebrates start of work on £400m offshore wind wind factory in the region

There was good news and bad news for Teesside's plans to build on its position as one of the world's leading hubs for offshore wind technologies this week, after GE Renewable Energy shelved plans for a...

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