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Poland Awards CfD for Giant Offshore Wind Project

Apr 08, 2021

The Polish Energy Regulatory Office has awarded a Contract for Difference to the Baltica 3 and Baltica 2 offshore wind farms with a total capacity of up to 2.5 GW, Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted said Wednesday evening.'Baltica 3 and 2…

Ørsted, Eversource to Charter U.S. First Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Jun 01, 2021

Offshore wind developersØrsted and Eversource have agreed to charter Dominion Energy's Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States, for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the Northeast…

Ørsted, Posco Ink Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen MoU

May 27, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Posco to collaborate in the space of offshore wind and renewable hydrogen.Under the agreement, Posco will support the development of Ørsted's 1…

Offshore Wind: Project Underway to Study Buckling Risk as Piles Grow Larger

May 24, 2021

Carbon Trust said Monday that a joint project was underway to examine the impact of increased monopile size on structural stability.The project, called the  Verification of Buckling Assessment and Behaviour in Large Monopiles (VERBATIM) project is a €3 million joint industry initiative…

Ørsted Starts Offshore Construction at 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

Mar 19, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind installation company Ørsted, said Friday it was kicking off full-scale offshore construction activities of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan.Ørsted said it would start laying export…

Ørsted, JWD, Eurus Join Forces to Develop Offshore Wind Farms in Japan

May 19, 2021

Ørsted, Japan Wind Development Co. (JWD), and Eurus Energy have joined forces to build offshore wind farms in Japan's Akita Prefecture.'The partnership combines market-leading strengths in global offshore wind with a strong local renewable development footprint…

Bombardier Exec to Join Ørsted as COO

May 17, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has named Richard Hunter as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) and new member of the Executive Committee of Ørsted as of June 1, 2021. Hunter joins Ørsted from a position as President of Rail Control Solutions and Wayside in Bombardier Transportation…

Ørsted, PGE Complete Offshore Wind Farm JV Deal in Poland

May 07, 2021

Poland's biggest power group PGE and Denmark's Orsted have finalized a deal to jointly develop two offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, PGE said on Thursday.Under the terms of the deal, Orsted bought 50% in each of two PGE units developing two offshore projects totalling 2…

Ørsted, Aker Carbon Capture, Microsoft in Carbon Capture Collab

Mar 10, 2021

Norway's Aker Carbon Capture, Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted, and global technology behemoth Microsoft are teaming up in a project to capture emissions from biomass power plants and possibly storing them under the seabed offshore Norway.The…

Ørsted Names Ortiz Head of Market Affairs for New England

Apr 27, 2021

Offshore wind developer Ørsted has appointed David Ortiz as head of market affairs for New England, responsible for leading the development of the company’s overall market strategy and overseeing its execution across the region.Ortiz joins Ørsted…

Dogger Bank – Who's Who in the World's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Apr 28, 2021

Dogger Bank is not simply an offshore windfarm project, it is THE offshore windfarm project. Dogger Bank is an offshore wind farm site in the UK North Sea that will, once fully built, be the world's largest and most innovative. Here Offshore…

Ørsted to Bid for Danish North Sea Energy Island

Apr 22, 2021

Wind farm developer Ørsted plans to submit a joint bid with Danish pension fund ATP to finance and build the world's first energy island in the North Sea.The artificial island, which will produce and store enough green energy to cover the electricity needs of 3 million European households…

Amazon's Latest Renewables Push Includes 350MW Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

Apr 19, 2021

Amazon on Monday announced nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, including an investment in a 350 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland.'The company now has 206 renewable energy projects globally…

Maersk Supply Service's Head of Renewables to Become CCO

Apr 19, 2021

Danish offshore vessel operator Maersk Supply Service said Monday it would appoint Jonas Munch Agerskov as its new Chief Commercial Officer after Carsten Gram Haagensen decided to pursue a career outside the maritime industry.Agerskov, who's…

Favorable Offshore Winds Blowing from the Biden Administration

Apr 06, 2021

As part of his Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (EO 14008)—issued on the first day he took office—President Biden made significant commitments to renewable energy. These commitments include collaborating with…

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