{"id":51857,"date":"2024-10-14T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T10:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=51857"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T10:16:09","slug":"uk-government-seals-further-225-million-investment-in-offshore-wind-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-government-seals-further-225-million-investment-in-offshore-wind-technology\/51857\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government seals further \u00a3225 million investment in offshore wind technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
Supported by UK Export Finance (UKEF), SeAH Wind UK has now invested an additional \u00a3225m in offshore wind technology manufacturing in Teesside.<\/p>\n
This brings their total investment into the site at Teesworks Freeport up to \u00a3900m.<\/p>\n
This was made possible after SeAH Steel Holding received financial guarantees from UKEF and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) \u2013 the UK and South Korean export credit agencies \u2013 meaning that it could access \u00a3225m in new financing for its ongoing factory build.<\/p>\n
UKEF and K-Sure first supported the project in 2023. New support brings their joint backing for this project up to \u00a3590m, with Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC UK providing the finance.<\/p>\n