Ørsted News

Ørsted, ATP Picks Leading Contractors for Danish Energy Island Bid

Sep 07, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted and ATP, Denmark’s largest institutional investor, have teamed up to bring leading offshore construction specialists to Denmark to support their bid for the North Sea energy island.Back in February…

DUC, Ørsted, DTU Enter CCS Project in Denmark

Sep 08, 2021

Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has announced a CCS partnership with Ørsted and DTU together with its partners in the Danish Underground Consortium on progressing CCS in the Danish North Sea. Project Bifrost will evaluate the potential for…

Ørsted Taps Bladt, Steelwind for Offshore Wind Farm Foundations

Sep 06, 2021

Offshore wind giant Ørsted contracts with Bladt Industries and Steelwind Nordenham for the supply of monopile foundations for Ørsted's German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 3 (242 MW) and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (900 MW).The two suppliers will be…

First US-built Offshore Wind Substation to be Constructed in Texas

Aug 27, 2021

Offshore wind developer Ørsted and its partner Eversource have selected Kiewit to construct an offshore wind substation, which will be deployed at their South Fork Wind project serving New York’s Long Island. This will be the first US-built offshore wind substation…

Ørsted Files Bid to Build Offshore Wind Farm in Maryland

Jul 07, 2021

World's largest offshore wind developer Ørsted has submitted a bid to the Maryland authorities to develop Skipjack Wind 2, a proposed offshore wind project of up to 760 MW. The bid is in response to the Maryland Public Service Commission’s call for proposals for Round 2 offshore wind projects…

Report: Ørsted Launches Sale of Stake in Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 07, 2021

Ørsted, the world's largest developer of offshore wind power farms, is launching the sale of Hornsea Two in a deal that is expected to value the British offshore wind park at roughly 3 billion euros ($3.54 billion), including debt, people close to the matter said…

Ørsted to Recycle, Reuse Wind Turbine Blades

Jun 03, 2021

Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted said Thursday it would work to either reuse, recycle, or recover all of the wind turbine blades in its global portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms upon decommissioning.Mads Nipper, CEO of Ørsted said…

Sembcorp Marine Completes Construction of Offshore Wind Substations for Ørsted

Aug 16, 2021

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has completed the construction of substations for Ørsted's Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK.The two substations, the Offshore Substation (OSS) and Reactive Compensation Station (RCS), set off on a voyage to…

Offshore Wind Firms Ørsted, RWE See Results Affected by Weaker Wind Speeds

Aug 12, 2021

Ørsted and RWE, the world's two largest offshore wind players, both suffered from weaker winds in the first half, highlighting that profits in the booming industry remain tied to weather conditions.Denmark's Ørsted said it 'experienced significantly lower wind speeds than normal…

'Millennial Milestone': Ørsted Installs 1000th Offshore Wind Turbine in UK

Jun 25, 2021

World's largest offshore wind developer Ørsted said this week it had installed its 1000th offshore wind turbine in UK waters.'As part of the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm installation, the 16th turbine to be erected at site symbolizes the world leader in offshore wind’s millennial milestone…

Offshore Wind: Ørsted Names COO for North America

Jun 04, 2021

Offshore wind developer Ørsted has named Troy Patton as COO of its Offshore North American region, filling a post that has been vacant since David Hardy was designated CEO in October of 2020.'Patton has many years of leadership experience in the renewable energy industry…

Ørsted Joins Norwegian Offshore Wind Venture to Compete in Upcoming Bid Round

Jun 09, 2021

Ørsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer, has joined a consortium with Fred. Olsen Renewables and Hafslund Eco with the aim to compete in Norway's upcoming application round for offshore wind areas.'The Norwegian part of the North…

Scottish Offshore Wind Lease Sale Attracts 74 Bids for 15 Areas

Jul 22, 2021

Companies vying for rights to develop wind farms off the coast of Scotland, as part of the ScotWind seabed lease sale, have filed 74 applications by July 16 deadline.Crown Estate Scotland today confirmed that 74 applications have been received…

Ørsted to Invest $57B by 2027 to Become Global Leader in Green Energy

Jun 02, 2021

Ørsted, the world's largest offshore wind farm developer, is ramping up its investment in renewables to $57 billion by 2027, seeking to become a global leader in green energy and fend off growing competition.The Danish firm, which sold its oil and gas business in 2017…

Ørsted, Falck, BlueFloat to Jointly Bid for Floating Wind Lease in Scotland

Jul 08, 2021

Offshore wind development firm Ørsted has teamed up with onshore wind community engagement firm Falck Renewables and floating wind expert BlueFloat Energy, to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round in Scotland-'The consortium is…

Current News

Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Substation Enters Fabrication Phase

Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Substa

Mozambique and TotalEnergies Restart Stalled $20B LNG Project

Mozambique and TotalEnergies R

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill N

Noble Completes $360M Sale of Five Jack-Ups to Borr Drilling

Noble Completes $360M Sale of

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine