Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe (MPSE) is a company that specialises in developing
sustainable energy
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technologies in
Europe,
Africa and the
Middle East. It is headquartered in
London and has offices in
Leeds,
Hamburg,
Madrid,
Milan,
Prague, and
Vienna.
History
The company, a subsidiary of
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe, was established on 8 October 2007.
MPSE is – according to its website – focused on bringing together technology and expertise into one division. It, along with its sister companies Mitsubishi Power Systems America and
Mitsubishi Power Systems Asia-Pacific
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, is a part of the
Mitsubishi Group of companies.
In April 2009, MPSE acquired Maintenance Partners NV, a
Belgium firm that specialised in the maintenance, repair, and reconditioning of electrical equipment.
On 25 February 2010 it was announced that MPSE would fund a research project looking into
wind turbine technology. It would invest more than £100m in offshore wind turbine research in
Britain and create up to 200 jobs by 2014. The UK
Department of Energy and Climate Change also announced that it was to help fund the project, which it will do with a grant of £30 million.
At the time of the announcement
Business Secretary
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Lord Mandelson
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and
David Warren British
Ambassador
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to
Japan
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both spoke favorably of the relationship between Mitsubishi and its investment in wind turbine
R&D and the UK's growing
low-carbon sector.
References
External links
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Companies based in London
Renewable energy companies of the United Kingdom
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries divisions and subsidiaries
Companies based in the City of Westminster