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Ørsted Prepares for Potential Sanctions on Russian Gas

Mar 07, 2022

Danish energy firm Ørsted said on Monday it was preparing for potential disruptions to its gas supplies from Russia's Gazprom, due to sanctions, and would give any profits from the contract to humanitarian aid in Ukraine.Ørsted, which is 50…

Ørsted, Falck, BlueFloat Win Rights to Build Large Floating Wind Farms in Scotland

Jan 17, 2022

Ørsted, Falck Renewables, and BlueFloat Energy have won the seabed rights off the northeast coast of Scotland to an up to 1GW floating offshore wind site. This will be Ørsted’s first large-scale floating wind development project anywhere in the world…

Salzgitter's 'Low-CO2' Steel for Ørsted's Offshore Wind Farms

Jan 25, 2022

German steelmaker Salzgitter and Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted have entered a strategic 'circularity' partnership to establish closed value chains in their business relationship.Salzgitter said Tuesday the partnership will include the supply of offshore wind power…

Construction of New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Set to Start as Final Approval Granted

Jan 20, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has granted Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, Ørsted confirmed Thursday. This is the final decision…

New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm: Ørsted, Eversource Sanction 130MW South Fork Wind Project

Feb 11, 2022

Ørsted and Eversource have taken the final investment decision (FID) on the South Fork Wind project that will be New York’s first offshore wind farm. The FID comes after the South Fork Wind joint venture, owned 50/50 by Ørsted and Eversource…

Ørsted Expects Pickup in Wind Speeds to Lift Earnings

Feb 02, 2022

Renewable energy company Ørsted on Wednesday missed fourth-quarter operating profit expectations, but said it expected a boost in earnings as wind speeds should return to normal this year after an unusually calm 2021.Ørsted's shares rose by as much as 6% at opening and were trading 1…

Ørsted Names SVP of Group Stakeholder Relations

Feb 01, 2022

Offshore wind developer Ørsted has appointed Ingrid Reumert as the new Senior Vice President of Group Stakeholder Relations. Reumert comes from a similar position as Vice President of Global External Relations & Sustainability at VELUX.Mads Nipper…

Shell's Head of Renewables Steps Down

Jan 28, 2022

Shell's head of renewable energies Elisabeth Brinton has stepped down less than two years after taking the reins of the business which the company seeks to rapidly grow as part of its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Brinton, who joined Shell in 2018…

Ørsted Reaches FID on Two German Offshore Wind Farm Projects

Dec 01, 2021

Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the two German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 3 (242 MW) and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (900 MW), expected to be commissioned in 2024 and 2025, respectively.Rasmus Errboe…

BP Hires Ørsted Man to Head New Offshore Wind Division

Jan 27, 2022

BP has hired an executive from Danish wind power firm Orsted to head a new offshore wind division as the British energy company restructures its renewable businesses to help drive its transition away from fossil fuels.Matthias Bausenwein, who stepped down on Jan…

Ørsted and Eversource to Charter Newbuild CTVs from WindServe and AOS

Jan 27, 2022

Offshore wind developers Ørsted and Eversource announced Thursday that they have chosen two regional vessel operators that will partner with Rhode Island shipyards to build crew transfer vessels (CTV) to service their wind farm projects in the U…

Ørsted, S. Korean Utilities Sign Deals for 1.6 GW Incheon Offshore Wind Project

Jan 21, 2022

Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted has signed memoranda of understanding with Korean state-owned utilities Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) and Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) for the development of the 1.6 GW Incheon offshore wind project.The MoU signing…

Nexans to Build 110km Subsea Power Cable for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 12, 2022

Subsea power cable maker Nexans has received an order to manufacture approximately 110km of high voltage subsea cables to South Fork Wind, a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource. The 3-phase 138 kV high voltage alternative current (HVAC)…

Norway to Raise Oil Fund Spending

Jan 14, 2022

The Norwegian government said on Friday it has raised its projected fiscal spending for 2022 as it seeks to compensate businesses affected by coronavirus lockdown measures and subsidize households hit by a surge in electricity prices.The center-left minority coalition now plans to spend 355…

Danish Wind Turbine Maker Vestas Tops List of 100 Most Sustainable Companies

Jan 21, 2022

Danish offshore and onshore wind turbine maker Vestas has been named the most sustainable company in the world in Corporate Knight's 2022 ranking of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations.According to Corporate Knights, its ranking is based on a rigorous assessment of nearly 7…

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