It will support work mainly at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s research and development centres in Spain and Denmark

The energy company said its successful project at Dersalloch wind farm in South Ayrshire proves wind power can restore a ‘blacked-out’ section of the transmission network

The purchase of the 8.1% interest will take the share of Siemens to around 67% in total

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy says the technology helps boost annual production from a wind farm by up to 1%

It intends to create a ‘new major player’ on the energy market with a business volume of £26bn

It will reduce its carbon emissions in line with the Paris agreement