Siemens to create up to 340 new green engineering jobs

The new state-of-the-art building at Princess Park, which will be called the Renewable Energy Engineering Centre, will be home to the design and build of High Voltage Grid Connections (HVDC) transmission systems for the UK and north-west Europe, in particular to meet the expanding needs of the renewable energy market. Siemens said that due to the government's commitment to carbon reduction targets, and the consequential need to invest in offshore wind generation, there is a buoyant market for HVDC systems to transport the power. John Willcock, director of major projects for Siemens Transmission and Distribution said: "The UK's Round 3 offshore wind farms will be sited much further out to sea than previous developments and so will need HVDC technology to overcome the power losses that occur when bringing electricity ashore over longer distances. Strengthening our UK expertise in HVDC is therefore central to Siemens' strategy and will help us maintain our leading market position in the UK."