The £110m facility is being financially backed by SSE Renewables, Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund and Mainstream Renewable Power alongside government support.
It is anticipated that around 400 direct jobs in manufacturing will be created by the facility and presents a reskilling opportunity for employees who formerly worked at nearby oil and gas plants.
Construction is expected to commence in January 2022, and will take around 18 months to complete, with commercial production starting in 2023.
The giant 450-metre-long, 38,000-metre-squared factory will be capable of rolling steel plate to supply towers in excess of 1,000 tonnes each that can be used for both the fixed and floating offshore wind markets.
Whilst the initial contracts for tower supply will focus on UK domestic supply, it is anticipated that the factory will be in high demand for export of towers and other products as well due to the rapid rate of planned offshore wind deployment...