The German group is investing DKr1bn ($174m) in testing and development in Denmark, including in the state-of-the-art R&D centres in Brande and Aalborg it opened today.

Siemens Wind Power chief technology officer Henrik Stiesdal said Denmark’s government-backed Østerild test site in the North of Jutland, which opened last autumn, was a crucial factor, along with the country’s skilled wind-engineers.

“We have the competences within wind turbines here in Denmark.