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Ørsted CEO Says US Offshore Wind Targets Still Possible But Not Easy

Sep 18, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to deploy 30,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind by 2030 is still possible, although not easy, the CEO of Ørsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer, said on Monday at the Climate Week NYC event in New York…

Van Oord Wins $533M in Offshore Wind Contracts in Poland and Taiwan

Nov 08, 2023

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has been awarded two new offshore wind projects Baltic Power in the Baltic Sea and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 in Taiwan. The contracts have a combined value of more than EUR 500 million (~currently around 533 million)…

Eversource Energy Completes $625M Offshore Wind Lease Sale to Ørsted

Sep 08, 2023

Eversource Energy has sold the uncommitted lease area of approximately 175,000 developable acres located 25 miles off the south coast of Massachusetts to Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted for $625 million in an all-cash transaction…

Schroders Greencoat Acquires 25% Stake in London Array Wind Farm from Ørsted

Aug 18, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has divested 25% of the London Array Offshore Wind Farm.Ørsted in July, signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat, a global specialist asset manager focusing on renewable energy infrastructure assets…

Ørsted Advances Green Fuel Transition with Second Methanol-Powered SOV

Jul 05, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted and offshore vessel owner ESVAGT have signed a second contract for a methanol-powered vessel.Ørsted and ESVAGT have signed an agreement for a sister vessel to the world’s first methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV)…

Edda Wind Secures Further Work for Edda Passat SOV

Sep 22, 2023

Norwegian offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind has secured a contract for its service operation vessel Edda Passat.The Edda Passat SOV has operated for Ørsted at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm since it was built in 2018, and the charter is expiring in October 2023…

CRP Subsea to Supply Cable Protection System for Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

Sep 19, 2023

CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to provide NjordGuard, an integrated cable protection system, for the Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. CRP Subsea will supply a total of 142 NjordGuard cable protection systems…

Edison Chouest Offshore Building 'Mini' CTV

Aug 07, 2023

U.S. offshore vessel operator, builder and owner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) is constructing the U.S. offshore wind industry’s first ever mini-crew transfer vessel (CTV), designed by U.K.-based Chartwell Marine.Set to enter service in summer 2024…

Ørsted to Divest 25% Stake in London Array Offshore Wind Farm for $921.6M

Jul 24, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat, a global specialist asset manager focusing on renewable energy infrastructure assets, to divest its remaining 25% minority interest in the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the UK…

Greek Cable Maker Selected for Polish Offshore Wind Farm Work

Sep 06, 2023

Cenergy Holdings cables branch Hellenic Cables has signed a contract for the supply of export cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project in Poland.Under the contract awarded by Denmark's Orsted and Poland's PGE, Hellenic Cables will supply 148km 275kV export cables with XLPE insulation…

Narve Hansen to Lead Norway´s First Offshore Wind Accelerator

Sep 06, 2023

Norwegian Offshore Wind has hired former Antler director Narve Hansen to lead the work with Norway´s first offshore wind accelerator.  'My vision is to bring the industry together to shed light on the most critical challenges in offshore wind…

Artemis Technologies Unveils 'Revitalized' Crew Transfer Vessel

Aug 16, 2023

Artemis Technologies on Thursday announced what it described as 'the latest evolution' of the Artemis EF-12 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) and daughter craft, featuring a revitalized design that, the company says, raises the bar for crew comfort and operational excellence during offshore missions…

Prysmian to Supply Inter-Array Cables for Ørsted's Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 03, 2023

Prysmian Group said Monday it had been awarded a new contract by Denmark-based offshore wind farm giant Ørsted to supply inter-array subsea cables for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, located 160 km off the Yorkshire coast, UK. Once constructed…

Fugro Wins Metocean Survey Deal at 100MW Floating Wind Farm Site in Scotland

Aug 17, 2023

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea 7, developing the Salamander floating wind farm in Scotland, has appointed Fugro to conduct a metocean survey for the proposed 100 MW project, located 35 km off the coast of Peterhead…

Ørsted Unveils USV for Met-ocean Measurement

Jun 22, 2023

Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted announced it has developed an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns.The USV was invented by Ørsted employees and has been designed as a generic platform for a range…

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