据全球能源新闻网8月16日报道，全球海上风电行业的领导者西门子Gamesa将其在英格兰赫尔（ Hull）的海上叶片工厂成功地扩建41600平方米，使生产设施的规模增加一倍多。该扩建项目投资1.86亿英镑，计划于2023年完成。

　　下一代海上风力涡轮机叶片的制造将在英国最大的海上风力制造设施实现。它将扩大到77,600平方米，并在现有约1,000人的基础上再增加200个直接就业岗位。

　　西门子Gamesa海上业务部门首席执行官马克·贝克尔（Marc Becker）表示，自2016年我们的海上叶片工厂在赫尔港开业以来，西门子Gamesa自豪地成为该地区强劲增长的催化剂。海上风电行业的快速发展——以及英国政府对海上风电提供持续、有力、长期的支持——使我们在制定这些计划时充满信心。我们致力于开启全球风能的潜力，赫尔的解决方案发挥着至关重要的作用。

　　他补充道，西门子Gamesa仍然是世界领先海上风电市场英国海上风电涡轮机技术的领先供应商。通过安全、高效和可靠的制造，其在赫尔的工厂已向全球客户交付了1500多片叶片。我们非常期待在未来增加这一能力。

　　在扩建工程施工期间，西门子Gamesa赫尔工厂管道中已经存在的其他海上风力涡轮机叶片类型的制造将继续进行。西门子Gamesa在2021年7月30日的21财年第三季度业绩报告中宣布，其海上风电订单积压总量为94亿英镑。

　　西门子Gamesa英国公司的总经理Clark MacFarlane表示，英国政府已经为海上风能提供了强有力和持续的支持，并承诺在未来十年内再增加30吉瓦的装机容量，是目前装机容量的三倍。这凸显了英国政府自2019年初公布海上部门协议以来所做出的承诺。

　　郝芬 译自 全球能源新闻网

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　　SIEMENS GAMESA TO EXPAND ITS OFFSHORE BLADE FACTORY IN HULL

　　Siemens Gamesa, the world’s leader in the offshore wind industry, will expand its successful offshore blade factory in Hull, England by 41,600 square meters, more than doubling the size of the manufacturing facilities. The expansion represents an investment of ￡186 million and is planned to be completed in 2023.

　　Manufacturing of next-generation offshore wind turbine blades will be enabled at the largest offshore wind manufacturing facility in the UK. It will grow to 77,600 square meters and add 200 additional direct jobs to the approximately 1,000 person-workforce already in place.

　　“Since our offshore blade factory opened in Hull in 2016, Siemens Gamesa has proudly served as the catalyst for the powerful growth the area has seen. The rapid development of the offshore wind industry – and continued, strong, long-term support provided by the UK government for offshore wind – has enabled us to power ahead with confidence when making these plans. We’re committed to unlocking the potential of wind energy around the globe, with solutions from Hull playing a vital role,” says Marc Becker, CEO of the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Business Unit.

　　He adds: “Siemens Gamesa continues to be the leading supplier of offshore wind turbine technology in the world’s leading offshore wind market, the UK. Through safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing, over 1,500 blades from Hull have been delivered to customers worldwide. We’re very much looking forward to adding to this capacity in the future.”

　　Manufacturing of other offshore wind turbine blade types already in the Siemens Gamesa Hull factory pipeline will continue while the expansion is constructed. In total, Siemens Gamesa has an offshore wind power order backlog of €9.4 billion as announced during its Q3 FY21 results presentation on July 30, 2021.

　　Clark MacFarlane, Managing Director of Siemens Gamesa UK said: “The UK Government has provided strong and consistent support for offshore wind, having committed to a further 30 GW installed this decade, three times the current installed capacity. This underlines the commitment the UK Government has made since the Offshore Sector Deal was unveiled in early 2019.”