Ørsted News

First US-Built Offshore Wind Substation Sets Sail

May 25, 2023

Offshore wind developers Ørsted and Eversource marked the sailaway of the first U.S.-built offshore wind substation, which departed a Texas fabrication facility Wednesday. The substation is transiting across the Gulf of Mexico and then up the…

Ørsted to Store 430,000 Tonnes of CO2 Emissions Annually Under Seabed in Norway

May 15, 2023

Danish renewables firm Ørsted has signed a CO2 Transport and Services Agreement (TSA) with the Norwegian Northern Lights joint venture to store 430,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 emissions per year from two power plants in Denmark.'This agreement…

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…

Semco Maritime, PTSC M&C to Build Substations for Poland's 1.5GW Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 13, 2023

The PGE Group and Ørsted have awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for four 375 MW offshore substations for the Baltica 2 project in Poland to a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction…

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…

Ørsted, Vestas Team Up to Deploy Low-Carbon Steel Towers and Recycled Blades for Offshore Wind Projects

Jun 08, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind farm developer Ørsted and its compatriot wind turbine maker Vestas on Wednesday announced a commercial sustainability partnership, whereby Ørsted will procure low-carbon steel wind turbine towers and blades made from…

Northern Lights Installs 12 CO2 Storage Tanks in Øygarden

Jun 02, 2023

The Northern Lights JV in Norway which is developing the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, has this week completed the installation of all 12 CO2 storage tanks at its facilities in Øygarden.The Northern Lights JV…

CBED's Vessel to Support Work on Ørsted's New Offshore Wind Farm Projects in Germany

May 17, 2023

Offshore accommodation company CBED has won a contract with Ørsted to provide its services for offshore wind farms Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 in Germany.After completing the current project on DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms…

Ulmatec to Deliver Gangway for Another Jones Act Offshore Wind Vessel

Jun 06, 2023

Norway-based gangway supplier Ulmatec has secured a contract to supply a 32-meter motion-compensated gangway and logistics support systems for the next US-built Jones Act service operation vessel.This 260-foot vessel will be built for Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) by North American Shipbuilding…

Eversource Energy to Sell 50% Stake in US Offshore Wind Site to Ørsted for $625M

May 26, 2023

Eversource Energy on Thursday agreed to sell its 50% stake in a wind development site off the south coast of Massachusetts to joint venture partner Ørsted for $625 million in cash. The agreement to sell the lease area of about 175,000 developable…

LS Cable & System to Supply Subsea Cables for Ørsted's Giant Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

May 26, 2023

South Korea-based power cable supplier LS Cable & System on Thursday signed a subsea cable supplier agreement with offshore wind developer Ørsted for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind projects in Taiwan.The 920MW projects Changua 2b and 5…

NKT's Massive Investment: New Cable Laying Vessel and Giant Offshore Cable Making Plant

May 24, 2023

Denmark-based power cable-making and installation firm NKT said it would invest around one billion euros in its high-voltage power cable business, including a new high-end cable laying vessel, and a new offshore cable production plant in Sweden…

Sinclair and Scaraben Floating Wind Farms in UK to Test Innovative Foundation, Mooring Systems

May 19, 2023

The BlueFloat Energy and Renantis Partnership said Friday it had signed exclusivity agreements with Crown Estate Scotland to develop its Sinclair and Scaraben innovation projects following successful bidding in the recent INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing round…

Cadeler Signs "Very large" Contracts with Ørsted for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 25, 2023

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler said Tuesday it had signed two contracts with Ørsted for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Cadeler said that together, the two contracts constitute a very large contract award. Cadeler…

Interview: Kevin Sligh Sr., Director, BSEE

May 01, 2023

After his first year on the job, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Kevin Sligh Sr. discusses with Offshore Engineer the myriad challenges and opportunities ahead for offshore energy development in the U.S. While…

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