The Nordex Group received firm orders for 1.6GW in wind turbines during the fourth quarter of 2017, a 12.5% increase from the year-earlier quarter, helped by strong sales in North America.

“After the sluggish order intake registered in the first three quarters, expectations of a strong fourth quarter have been met,” Nordex said.

New business for 2017 amounted to 2.74GW,