Wind and Renewables delivered a profit of €72m in its financial fourth quarter, turning around a loss of €60m at the same stage in 2014, when the division also had to swallow a €223m charge relating to turbine repairs.

That left the unit with a full-year profit of €160m, up from €6m for the 2014 financial year,

The fourth quarter saw Wind Power and Renewables pull in orders of €2.7bn,