MVOW – a 50/50 joint venture between Japanese giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Vestas – was formally established with its HQ in Aarhus, Denmark, and 380 employees.

Tommerup said the new venture will be underpinned by reliability, safety, the performance of its V164 8MW offshore turbine and the financial strength of its two parent companies.

But is there enough to play for in a European offshore sector that is on course to be smaller than was widely hoped a few years ago, and one in which big competitors are active, and in some cases already well-established?

Tommerup won’t talk about the competition, or put any figures on the level of orders MVOW hopes or expects to see, but said: “We are fully aware...