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  • 25-Year-Old Danish Offshore Wind Farm Gets Approval to Operate for 25 More Years

    27 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    After approving the production permit extension for the Samsø offshore wind farm earlier this month, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has now granted extended permits to two more of Denmark’s oldest offshore wind farms, Middelgrunden and Nysted. To support its decisions, the DEA has requested that the applicants for the production permit extensions deliver an […]

  • Samsø Offshore Wind Farm to Operate Longer as Denmark Issues First Extension Permit

    3 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the electricity production permit for the 23 MW Samsø offshore wind farm by ten years, the first such extension for an older offshore wind farm in Denmark. The electricity production permit for the Samsø offshore wind farm, built in 2002, was limited to 25 years. However, the owner, […]

  • Copenhagen Offshore Landmark to Get a New Lease on Life

    14 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s HOFOR has bought back a 50% stake in the 40MW Middelgrunden offshore wind farm from Ørsted.

  • Space Photo of the Day: Middelgrunden Shields Copenhagen Harbour

    15 February 2017
    Environment, Technology

    Sentinel-2, an Earth observation mission developed by ESA as part of the Copernicus Programme, has shared a photo taken from space showing the 40MW Middelgrunden offshore wind farm forming  a ”protective shield” around Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen and its harbour. The Middelgrunden offshore wind farm consists of 20 2MW fixed-speed turbines situated 3.5 km outside the Copenhagen harbour. The […]

  • Danish Offshore Wind Icon Ready For Life Extension

    5 July 2021
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbine towers and foundations at the Middelgrunden wind farm offshore Copenhagen have ”…at least 30 good years left…”, according to initial analysis commissioned by HOFOR. The analysis of the wind farm’s towers and foundations was carried out by R&D Engineering. As previously reported, HOFOR plans to extend the operating lifetime of the 20-turbine […]

  • Denmark’s Iconic Offshore Wind Farm to Get a New Lease on Life

    23 December 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s HOFOR is starting a restoration and recycling project at the Middelgrunden wind farm offshore Copenhagen with the aim of extending the project’s service life by up to several decades. The wind farm’s 20 wind turbines form a gentle arch which has been ”shielding” Denmark’s capital and its harbour since 2001. HOFOR owns ten of […]

  • MEDOW Researchers Visit Middelgrunden OWF

    21 July 2015
    R&D, Training & Education

    Along with some other researchers from the DTU Wind Energy Department, MEDOW’s researches visited the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm.  The trip was led by Hans Christian Sørensen of SPOK Consultancy, who oversaw the planning and commissioning of the wind farm. MEDOW ESR Gen Li said: “After around 20 minutes on the boat, we arrived at […]

  • Five 20-Year-Old Danish Offshore Wind Farms Seeking Lifetime Extension

    11 December 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has resumed case processing of all pending applications for lifetime extension of existing offshore wind farms, which was paused due to the ongoing review the Danish authorities are conducting to determine if the country’s ‘open-door’ scheme is in breach of EU law. If the applications are approved, the Danish government […]

  • Niras to Prepare EIA for Proposed Danish Duo

    10 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Niras has secured a contract to conduct environmental impact assessments (EIA) for HOFOR’s two proposed offshore wind farms in Øresund, Denmark. Niras said it is responsible for making sure that the planned Nordre Flint and Aflandshage wind farms can co-exist with the Copenhagen Airport and that they will not affect air traffic. The company will also investigate […]

  • Projects at Risk After Denmark Suspends Offshore Wind Open Door Scheme

    7 February 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) has warned that several of its offshore wind projects will be negatively affected by the Danish Energy Agency’s decision to suspend the processing of offshore wind farm projects and other renewable energy projects under the open door scheme. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has assessed that the so-called Open […]

  • Over 8000 Delegates Visit EWEA Offshore 2015

    19 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Over 8000 delegates from 54 countries descended on Copenhagen this year to attend the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 event at the Bella Center – the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. In addition to 430+ exhibitors, the event saw keynote speeches from high-level political and industry players on the state of Europe’s offshore wind […]

  • DONG Becomes Safari Guide

    29 August 2016
    Environment, Training & Education

    Danish offshore wind developer DONG Energy will be taking 4,500 compatriots on offshore wind safaris this September to showcase how the company’s offshore wind farms are contributing to the country’s green energy transformation. According to a survey conducted by Megafon, eight out of ten Danes support the conversion of the energy supply from fossil fuels to […]

  • DONG Organizes Safari to Celebrate Offshore Wind Milestone

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    The electricity consumption of DONG Energy’s 700,000 residential customers in Denmark is now covered by green power from Danish offshore wind, the energy company said.

  • Danish Wind Industry Performs Well in 2014

    29 May 2015

    2014 was a good year for the companies in the Danish wind industry. The overall exports increased by no less than 16.7% – indicating a busy year for the industry. The revenue rose by 7.4%, while the number of job increased by more than 5%. The newest industry figures for 2014 from the Danish Wind […]

  • France Prepares to Prove New Wind Turbine Foundation Concept

    21 August 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    In a few months, the first of a new generation of concrete foundations will be installed for the first time in the English Channel. Optimised production methods and easy installation concept opens up the possibility of major deepwater offshore wind turbine parks. There was applause all round when the base plate for the prototype for […]

  • Vattenfall Plans New Wind Farm Offshore Sweden

    13 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is investigating the possibility of developing a new offshore wind project in Sweden called Kattegatt Syd. The Kattegatt Syd project is located at a circa 177km2 area approximately 25km offshore Falkenberg, north of the planned Stora Middelgrund offshore wind project. The site is situated within the Swedish economic zone and outside the Natura 2000 […]

  • Sweden Nixes Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Project

    27 July 2023
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s application to build an offshore wind farm at Stora Middelgrund off Sweden’s west coast, citing ”negative effects on the environment” and ”national interests” as the reasons for the decision. The Swedish government will not grant Vattenfall permission to build and operate the wind farm located offshore Halmstad, saying […]

  • Vattenfall Seeks Permit Changes for Two Swedish Offshore Wind Projects

    13 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is preparing to apply for permit changes related to the Stora Middelgrund offshore wind project in Sweden, acquired from Universal Wind in the spring of last year. The Stora Middelgrund project has a permit from 2008 which includes the construction of 108 8 MW turbines that are 200 meters tall and which must be […]

  • Wind Blade Composites Market Grows as Offshore Wind Energy Advances (Germany)

    16 January 2012

      Many nations have set challenging targets for renewable energy production and it was in this setting that AMI held the latest global conference on Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture in December 2011 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The UK Minister for the Environment had announced potential plans for another 29,000 wind turbines mainly offshore, and Siemens Energy […]

  • Vattenfall, OX2 Granted Permission to Build 1.6 GW of Offshore Wind in Sweden

    16 May 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Swedish government has granted permission to Vattenfall and OX2 to build two offshore wind projects. Vattenfall received approval for its 1.2 GW Kattegatt Syd offshore wind farm, and OX2 for the northern, 400 MW part of its Galatea-Galene project. OX2’s and Ingka Investments’ Galatea-Galene offshore wind project consists of two sub-areas located in Kattegatt, […]

  • Vattenfall Seeks Inter-Array Cable Repair and Jointing Contractors

    21 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall has issued a tender for inter-array cable repairs and jointing work in Sweden and Germany, expected to start in the summer of 2022. The developer is looking to award five-year framework agreements to a maximum of five contractors per lot, with one lot being dedicated to the work to be performed in Sweden and […]

  • EWEA 2012 in Copenhagen Gets ‘Congress of the Year’ Award (Denmark)

    5 April 2013

    EWEA 2012 has received the “Congress of the year” award in the category for congresses with more than 1.000 participants. The Danish Wind Industry Association accepted the award on behalf of all the partners. In April last year EWEA 2012 drew almost 11,000 visitors to Copenhagen, making it the largest private conference ever. DWIA and […]

  • Swedish Company Submits Application for 101-Turbine Offshore Wind Farm

    20 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish company OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm within the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Falkenberg and Varberg. The permit application, which includes an environmental impact assessment (EIA), is handled by the County Administrative Board of Halland. The project, called Galatea-Galene, would comprise 101 turbines […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2023

    1 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Updates on wind turbine technology and new offshore wind projects, including those facing major challenges, marked 2023 on offshoreWIND.biz. In the article below, we have compiled our ten most-read news last year, together with some of their related updates and stories. In February 2023, Vestas revealed plans to scale up a new chemical process that […]

  • Middelgrunden

    30 May 2017