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<p>The expected rapid deployment of offshore wind across the UK, Europe and globally
over the next decade, together with the increasing size of turbines, means that there
is a need for a major expansion in manufacturing capacity in the coming years.</p><p>
</p><p>My rt hon Friend the Prime Minister recently announced £160 million of new
funding for coastal manufacturing infrastructure. The ‘Offshore wind manufacturing
investment support scheme’ aims to accelerate the development of large-scale manufacturing
portside hubs, which could strengthen the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing capability,
creating employment and investment in both coastal communities and the wider supply
chain.</p><p> </p><p>Following a Request for Information in October, earlier this
month my Department launched a competitive process to support a large coastal manufacturing
site for the offshore wind industry. This would create manufacturing clusters where
several large-scale producers can co-locate.</p>
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