PowerBlades GmbH looks forward to completion of its wind turbine rotor blade factory

The new factory will also boost the local economy with the expectation being that up to 275 new employees will be hired.

Matthias Schubert, REpower’s CTO, was quoted as saying: “We are proud that our company has remained committed to the potential of the offshore wind industry in Europe for such a long time with the development of the REpower 5M offshore turbine”. He continued: “Since construction of the prototype in 2004, 11 turbines have been commissioned on land and at sea. Now with our assembly hall and the PowerBlades rotor blade factory, our own production and logistics centre for offshore wind energy is coming into being here in Bremerhaven. It is a clear sign of our long-term commitment to the region which is also shown by the fact that other supplier factories are also establishing themselves in the harbour.”

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