First blades for the Danish-Japanese joint venture's 8MW machine could come out of the moulds as early as the second quarter next year pending "firm and unconditional" orders off the UK,  states chief executive Jens Tommerup.

"MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will become the first manufacturer with the capacity to serial produce blades for future offshore wind projects in the UK, and we look forward to sharing further aspects of our industrial strategy in due course," he says.

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