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French energy firm Areva is locating wind turbines in Scotland which could bring 750 jobs 20/11/2012

The jobs will be in a factory that makes blades and nacelles for the offshore wind turbines. The building will be used as a base for installing them in the North Sea.

The announcement will see jobs created in manufacturing and the supporting supply chain.

‘With a world-class skills base, and one of the best natural wind resources available anywhere, the UK is extremely well placed to continue to lead the world in developing this technology,’ said the energy secretary Ed Davey.

Areva’s chief executive Luc Oursel said, ‘Scotland is known to be a pioneer in renewables and its commitment to offshore wind in particular was a key part of our decision to locate our future UK manufacturing base there.’

Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, added, ‘Scotland shares Areva's vision of a cleaner tomorrow. Today's announcement provides a further boost to Scotland's position as one of Europe's key locations for offshore wind and takes us another significant step further in achieving our ambitious carbon reduction target.’

The plant will manufacture its 5 MWe turbines for offshore projects in the UK, while the company’s Le Havre facilities in France will supply Belgium, France and more southerly UK projects.