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Samsung winds down European wind activities
Credit: 16 October 2014 by Patrick Smith, windpowermonthly.com ~~
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Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has shut two of its wind energy offices in Europe and is downsizing its wind business in Korea.
It is unclear what whill happen with SHI’s 7MW turbine It is unclear what whill happen with SHI’s 7MW turbine
A spokesperson confirmed that SHI has shut down wind activities at its Hamburg and London offices, but denied that the company was pulling out of wind altogether.
“We are now downsizing the [wind] business based on our new strategy. It has not been closed down,” she said. The company refused to comment further.
A source within the company said that SHI would still explore opportunities in Europe, but was unable to define what those activities would be.
Windpower Monthly reported in June that SHI was initiating a review of its offshore activities in Europe.
The London office had been the base for the marketing of the 7MW offshore turbine, a prototype of which started operating in Scotland earlier this year. SHI said that the ship building division would continue to operate out of the London office.
While the spokesperson said that the offshore project is still alive, she was unable to point to any activity concerning plans to take the turbine into production.
Windpower Monthly spoke to a number of Korean employees that had been moved from their previous positions in the wind division to roles in the shipbuilding business.
Several employees said that SHI was winding down the division entirely, but the company said that this is merely a “rumour”.
The fate of the 7MW prototype at the Fife Energy Park in Scotland is unclear. A spokesperson for Fife council, which is running the project in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise, said that activities are continuing to certify the turbine. SHI said it is still operating an office at the energy park.
SHI also had plans to construct the 84MW Daejeong offshore wind project in South Korea, but it is not known whether it will go ahead with the development.
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