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Ørsted Picks Seaway 7 for Offshore Wind Installation Works in Germany

Oct 08, 2021

Offshore wind installation contractor Seaway 7 has been selected as a preferred contractor by Ørsted for the transport and installation of wind turbine generators for part of the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany…

Keppel Completes Construction of Offshore Wind Substations for Ørsted

Sep 29, 2021

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has completed the construction of two offshore substations for offshore wind giant Ørsted.The two unmanned 600MW offshore wind farm substations will be deployed in Taiwan’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms…

Nexans Wins 5-year IMR Deal to Service Parkwind's Offshore Wind Farms in Belgium

Oct 05, 2021

Offshore cable maker Nexans has secured a contract to provide turnkey business continuity services to four of Parkwind's offshore wind farms in Belgium. The Northwind, Belwind, Nobelwind and Northwester 2 offshore wind farms have a combined installed capacity of 771 MW…

European Investment Bank Grants €500M Loan to Offshore Wind Farm Developer Ørsted

Sep 30, 2021

Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has secured a €500 million (~$580M) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).EIB said the loan was to support Ørsted's increased capex program on renewable energy projects, and the conclusion of the Borssele 1 & 2 wind farms off the Dutch coast…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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