In a surprise move, the Danish manufacturer revealed preliminary financial figures for the first half of 2012 several weeks early.

They show that Vestas produced and shipped 2.16GW in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 931MW in the first three months of the year.

Revenue is expected to come in at €1.6bn against Q1’s €1.1bn, while preliminary earnings before interest and tax (Ebit), before special items, were €40m – turning around a first-quarter negative figure of €204m.

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