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  • MHI Vestas Ramping Up Blade Production in Nakskov

    9 June 2016

    Due to an accelerated order pipeline for V164-8.0 MW projects, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is ramping up blade manufacturing capacity in Nakskov, Denmark, to supplement its lead blade factory on the Isle of Wight, UK, where production has been ongoing since mid-2015.  Previously, the factory in Nakskov was used by Vestas to produce blades for both offshore […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    13 July 2015

    Race Bank DONG Energy signed a contract with Belgian contractor Jan de Nul during the EWA OFFSHORE event in March for the installation of the export cables for the 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. The full scope includes around 148km of cables to interconnect the 2 offshore substations and to connect each of them […]

  • Wind Power and E&P Up Dong’s Results

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of Dong Energy A/S today approved the interim financial report for H1 2014.

  • Offshore Wind Could Be a Lifeline OSV Operators Need

    2 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Offshore wind has the potential to provide offshore service vessel (OSV) operators with an alternative market and an opportunity for specialisation, offering an escape from other sectors hit hard by low prices of oil and gas, according to shipping and offshore markets analyst Clarksons.   If the developments in November are an indication of things to come, the offshore […]

  • AIS Prepping Deep Ocean Crew for Offshore Wind Work

    2 February 2017
    Grid Connection, Training & Education

    AIS Training has secured a contract with offshore cable installation contractor, DeepOcean, to upskill its workers as the company prepares to deliver several new offshore wind contracts. The scope of the contract will see AIS train up to 100 of DeepOcean’s workers in mandatory global wind qualifications at its industrial training village in North Shields, which […]

  • DeepOcean Bags Hornsea Project One Contract

    30 November 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    DeepOcean has won a multi-million pound contract to transport and install cables for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One wind farm, located 120km off the Yorkshire Coast.  DeepOcean’s scope of work covers the installation and trenching of 93 inter-array cables with a combined length of 203km. The Hornsea Project One contract also includes the associated route engineering, […]

  • UK Ready to Lead the Way in Offshore Wind, GROW:OffshoreWind Says

    25 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Commenting on today’s news that Siemens and the ABP are to invest £310m in UK wind turbine factories, Head of GROW:OffshoreWind, Dominic Brown, said: “The announcement from Siemens and UK Associated British Ports this morning is a fantastic boost for our offshore wind sector and further evidence that international companies are confident in our ability […]

  • Ørsted Feels Good Winds

    1 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has achieved an operating profit (EBITDA) of DKK 10.8 billion (EUR 1.45 billion) in the first nine months of 2018, up 14% compared to 9M 2017, mainly due to a 32% increase in operating profits from wind farms in operation.

  • Ørsted Breezes Past 3GW Operational Offshore Wind Mark in UK

    12 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Following the official opening of the Race Bank, Ørsted will own and partly own 10 operational offshore wind farms in the UK with a combined capacity of over 3,000MW.

  • Highlights of 2015: Editors’ Picks

    29 December 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    2015 has been a momentous year for the offshore wind industry, and creating a list of highlights is not an easy task. However, after much deliberation, our editors have compiled a subjective overview of significant changes in the offshore wind landscape in 2015. DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm DONG Energy today decided to construct the […]

  • Ørsted a Couple of Gigawatts Away from Its 2025 Offshore Wind Ambition

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted’s current installed and decided offshore wind capacity accounts for almost 9GW out of its ambition of 11-12GW by the end of 2025, announced at the beginning of this year.

  • DONG and MHI Vestas Practising for Burbo Bank Extension

    21 April 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have jointly installed a V164-8.0 MW wind turbine test tower and foundation onshore to test several installation and commissioning procedures, and to act as a critical training tool before the commencement of Burbo Bank Extension offshore installation. In order to further test installation and commissioning procedures, the interfaces […]

  • Ørsted’s Operating Profit Hits Record in 2018

    30 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has reported a record operating profit of DKK 30 billion (some EUR 4 billion) in 2018, which is 33% more than the year before. The news comes as the company’s Board of Directors approved the all-time-high EBITDA today, on 30 January, as part of the approval process for the annual report for 2018. Ørsted […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines to Spin on Ørsted’s Giant Offshore Wind Farm

    14 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the exclusive supplier of wind turbines for the 1.4GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm.

  • New Capacity Lifts DONG Energy’s Wind Division

    10 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has recorded a 32% increase in earnings from operating offshore wind farms in the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period a year earlier.

  • Van Oord Notches Offshore Wind Revenue Bump in 2017

    20 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Dutch offshore specialist Van Oord reported EUR 403 million revenue coming from offshore wind activities in 2017, a 2.3% increase compared to EUR 394 million revenue recorded in 2016.

  • Europe Sees 2.6GW Offshore Wind Boost in 2018

    7 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Europe installed 2.6GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, an 18% increase, according to the latest statistics by WindEurope. Fifteen new offshore wind farms were commissioned last year, with the UK and Germany accounting for 85% of the new capacity by adding 1.3GW and 969MW respectively. The average size of the new turbines […]

  • MHI Vestas Firmed Up 910MW Worth of Orders in 2016

    8 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind secured four firm and unconditional orders totalling 910MW in capacity in 2016. The firm orders were received for the 42MW Blyth project in the UK, the 406MW Horns Rev III project in Denmark, the 370MW Norther project in Belgium, and the 92MW Aberdeen Bay project in the Scotland. Furthermore, the joint venture between […]

  • Race Bank, Hornsea 1 Community Fund Open for Consultation

    12 July 2016

    A GBP 10 million East Coast Community Fund announced in April by DONG Energy is now open to public consultation, with national grant-making charity GrantScape appointed to complete the consultation process and to administer the Fund. The Fund will ensure that local people benefit from the operation of two of the DONG Energy offshore wind farms […]

  • UK Adds 2GW of Offshore Wind in 2018

    17 December 2018

    The UK is marking a record this year as it added more than 2GW of offshore wind capacity to the grid, which can produce enough clean electricity to power over 2,300,000 households per year. 

  • Ørsted Flies High on UK Offshore Wind

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted reported DKK 3 billion (EUR 402.7 million) net profit in the first quarter of 2018, a 150% spike compared to the same period last year, largely due to a strong performance of operating wind farms in the UK.

  • DONG Pens Isle of Man Lease Agreement

    30 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    DONG Energy has signed an Agreement for Lease with the government of the Isle of Man to explore the possibility of developing a wind farm in Manx waters off the north east coast of the island. The agreement with the Isle of Man’s Department of Infrastructure will enable DONG to carry out preliminary surveys to determine the practicality […]

  • DONG Feels Wind Power

    8 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Denmark’s DONG Energy recorded DKK 4.8 billion (EUR 645 million) operating profit (EBITDA) in the third quarter of 2016, a 7% improvement compared to the third quarter of 2015 driven by a 19% increase in the company’s Wind Power and a lump sum payment received in connection with the completed renegotiation of a gas purchase contract. The results […]

  • Crown Estate: Hornsea 1 Pins UK as Global Offshore Wind Leader

    11 December 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has welcomed the news that the consortium SMart Wind has been granted development consent for Hornsea Project One by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. The project is scheduled to commence operation by 2020 when it will become the world’s first gigawatt scale far from shore wind farm. Huub […]

  • DONG Energy’s Wind Earnings Up, EBITDA Down in Q1 2017

    27 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy reported an operating profit (EBITDA) from continuing operations of DKK 3.3 billion (EUR 443.5 million) in the first quarter of 2017, a 53.5% slide compared with DKK 7.1 billion in Q1 2016, despite a 21% jump in earnings from commissioned wind farms.

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Galloper Announcement

    30 October 2015
    Authorities

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by RWE Innogy of new project partners and investors for the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk demonstrates the robustness of Britain’s world-leading offshore wind market. It follows the announcement on Wednesday that DONG Energy has made a final investment decision to build Walney Extension offshore wind farm […]