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image captionWork is due to start on the £500m project, shown here in an artist s impression, in April
Construction of a £500m wind turbine manufacturing facility is set to go ahead - 12 years after it was first proposed.
Developer Able UK has been awarded £75m of government funding for its marine energy park on the Humber s south bank.
It said the site, at Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, would create up to 3,000 jobs by 2030 as well as a new quay and deep water port facilities.
Able s Neil Etherington said the cash was the leg-up the project needed.
Port firm seeks contractor for new £285m quay
A contractor is being sought to deliver a new £285m quay designed to serve the offshore wind market.
The Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) project will see almost 1,400 metres of new quay constructed at Able Humber Port near Grimsby. The expansion is designed to capitalise on the growth of renewable energy, particularly wind power, in the North Sea.
Able Humber Port said any contractor picked for the job will need to carry out marine and land engineering and construction with the project being handed over in phases. It has valued the whole scheme at £285m.