Danish wind turbine maker Vestas’ announcement today that it had bought out its partner in the MHI Vestas offshore joint venture (JV), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, for €709m ($832m), a move long expected in analyst circles, finds its industrial rationale at the junction of market evolution and technology development.

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