The rapid rebound was the result of higher revenues, which grew 53% to €885m, and having finished swallowing costs associated with having to retrofit delivered blades. The strong result also comes after a disappointing 2007, in which slow progress in expanding its Spanish operations resulted in bloated operating costs.

The company boosted sales in every market, but particularly in China and North America, where total installed wind capacity grew by 6,300 megawatts (MW) and 8,358MW respectively.

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