2 min read - 14 Oct, 2025
Ming Yang plans £1.5bn wind turbine facility in Scotland
Ming Yang Smart Energy, a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, has announced plans to create Britain’s largest, and first fully integrated, wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland. The three-phase project will involve investing up to £1.5bn in a new wind turbine factory for both offshore and floating offshore projects for domestic and export markets, creating up to 1,500 new jobs, with a potential for 1,500 more in later phases.
Several sites in Scotland have been shortlisted, with Ardersier Port near Inverness the current preferred location, enabling the redeployment of those previously employed in the oil and gas sector.
The combined three-phase strategy would create an offshore wind hub to serve the UK, European, and other non-Asian markets:
Phase 1: Invest up to £750m to create an advanced manufacturing facility for both wind turbine nacelles and blades with first production by late 2028.
Phase 2: Expand the facility and infrastructure to serve the deployment of floating offshore technology at scale in the UK.
Phase 3: Develop an offshore wind industry ecosystem around the hub, which includes the manufacturing of control systems, electronics, and other key components.
Chinese energy company Ming Yang has announced plans to build the UK’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland / Picture: Getty/iStock
Ming Yang has held discussions with the UK and Scottish governments over the last two years on its plans, as well as holding commercial discussions with Great British Energy, the National Wealth Fund, the Scottish National Investment Bank, the Crown Estate, and UK Export Finance. The investment plans are still subject to final approvals from the UK government and are an integral part of a wider pan-European strategy, in which other locations are being explored.
Zhang Chuanwei, founder and chairman, Ming Yang Group, said: “As a global leader in wind technology, Ming Yang is committed to accelerating the global energy transition through innovation and community-focused comprehensive energy solutions. We are excited by the prospect of investing in the UK and look forward to finalising our investment decision.”
Aman Wang, UK CEO, Ming Yang Smart Energy, said: “We firmly believe that by moving forward with our plans to create jobs, skills and a supply chain in the UK, we can make this country the global hub for offshore wind technology. We fully support the government’s mission to become a clean energy superpower, and I’m confident that once the plans are approved, we can make a valued contribution to this goal.”
Ming Yang is the company behind 31.3% of newly added wind capacity worldwide in 2024, which includes its 16.6 MW ‘Ocean X’ dual-rotor floating wind turbine platform, designed to reduce offshore wind development cost by up to 30%.
Last month, Ming Yang announced a partnership with Octopus Energy to deliver affordable, clean wind energy and reduce bills for British households.
