Samsung to Base European Offshore Wind Project in Scotland

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Samsung Heavy Industries Co. will base its first European 100 million-pound ($158 million) offshore wind project in Scotland, creating more than 500 jobs in the country.

Samsung Heavy, the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, will build its new seven-megawatt offshore wind turbine at the Fife Energy Park in Methil, the Scottish government said in an e-mailed statement today. Clyde Blowers Plc’s David Brown Gear Systems will co-locate a gearbox assembly plant at Methil.