MP Raises Concern Over Planned Chinese Wind Turbine Factory in Scotland

An MP raised security concerns on Thursday as a Chinese wind turbine giant moved closer to building its first European manufacturing plant in Scotland. It comes as the the EU’s competition chief said the bloc has launched a preliminary review into Chinese wind turbine makers. The planned factory in Scotland, proposed by Mingyang Smart Energy Group Ltd, was one of seven projects that were added to a priority list on April 2 by Offshore Wind Scotland. The Strategic Investment Model (SIM) projects also included a separate tower and foundation manufacturing facility project proposed by Chinese company Dajin Heavy Industry in its “progress” list....