▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁S iem ens ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁$ 2 6 4 ▁million ▁facility ▁for ▁making ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁in ▁Pa ull , ▁England , ▁as ▁Britain ' s ▁wind ▁power ▁rapidly ▁exp ands . ▁S iem ens ▁chose ▁the ▁H ull ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁England ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁other ▁large ▁off sh ore ▁projects ▁planned ▁in ▁coming ▁years . ▁The ▁new ▁plant ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁producing ▁tur bine ▁rot or ▁bl ades ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁plant ▁and ▁the ▁associated ▁service ▁center , ▁in ▁Green ▁Port ▁H ull ▁nearby , ▁will ▁employ ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁workers . ▁The ▁facilities ▁will ▁serve ▁the ▁UK ▁market , ▁where ▁the ▁electric ity ▁that ▁major ▁power ▁produ cers ▁generate ▁from ▁wind ▁grew ▁by ▁about ▁ 3 8 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁representing ▁about ▁ 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁total ▁electric ity , ▁according ▁to ▁government ▁figures . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁plans ▁to ▁increase ▁Britain ' s ▁wind - gener ating ▁capacity ▁at ▁least ▁three fold ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁gig aw att s . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁agreed ▁to ▁sell ▁its ▁gas ▁tur bine ▁and ▁compress or ▁energy ▁business ▁to ▁S iem ens ▁for ▁£ 1 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁S iem ens