Gamesa Picks Scotland for $198 Million Offshore Wind Investment

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA, Spain’s biggest wind-turbine maker, opted to locate a 150 million-euro ($198 million) offshore wind energy hub in Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital Edinburgh.

Gamesa signed a memorandum of understanding with local officials and plans to build two factories to manufacture blades and nacelles, the Zamudio, Spain-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. It plans to set up a logistics unit in the port as well as an operations and maintenance center for the giant sea-based generators, Gamesa said.