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  • Photo of the Day: A2SEA Mobilizing for Gode Wind Work

    30 June 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: A2SEA preparing for Gode Wind 1 and 2 work at Port of Esbjerg.  Today, A2SEA’s SEA CHALLENGER started mobilization for the installation of Dong Energy’s offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2 in the German part of the North Sea. The mobilisation comprises sea fastening for turbine components, an extension of […]

  • Ribbon Cut at Westermost Rough OWF

    1 July 2015

    Westermost Rough, the world’s first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of giant 6MW turbines with 75 metre blades, has been officially opened at a ceremony in Grimsby today. Capable of meeting the electricity demand of well over 150,000 homes, the wind farm, is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners […]

  • Three Dong’s OWF Substations to Get Smarter with Alstom’s Digital Control System

    15 July 2015
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Alstom has been awarded substation automation contracts for three of DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms. The systems will be fitted at the Race Bank project off the Norfolk Coast, the Walney Extension in the Irish Sea and at the Burbo Bank Extension in Liverpool Bay. All projects will feature Alstom Grid’s DS Agile, the company’s […]

  • First Gode Wind Turbine Erected

    10 August 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    On August 8, SEA CHALLENGER installed the first turbine on DONG Energy’s Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German part of the North Sea. The installation went according to plan and SEA CHALLENGER will continue to install the rest of the 97 Siemens 6MW turbines. The vessel carries 4 turbines at a time and […]

  • Dong Completes IPO Roadmap

    21 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy is intending to pursue an initial public offering within 18 months, subject to market conditions. The Danish company announced last week it will initiate the preparations “to allow the IPO to take place as soon as possible.” Dong Energy will continue to strengthen its position with a diversified renewables portfolio based on leading […]

  • 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 […]

  • Hornsea Two Planning Application Moves Forward

    17 December 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate closed the examination period for the Hornsea Two offshore wind project yesterday. The Examining Authority now has 3 months to consider the project and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State, who will then have further 3 months to make the decision. Hornsea Project Two, located approximately 89km off the Yorkshire coast, will […]

  • Hornsea One Onshore Construction to Kick Off

    5 January 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Onshore works for the Hornsea Project One wind farm are scheduled to start this month with the construction of an onshore substation at North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire.   This will be followed by burying an onshore cable underground and works around the landfall site where the onshore cable meets the offshore cable. The cable route on land will run approximately […]

  • DONG Keeps Its Oil & Gas Unit to Back Investment in Renewables

    26 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has decided to keep its Exploration & Production (E&P) business to help fund investments in renewable energy. “DONG Energy confirms its intention to build a world-class clean energy company with a portfolio based on leading competences in offshore wind, bioenergy and green distribution and customer solutions,” the company said. After carrying out a strategic review of the E&P […]

  • OWA Issues CBRA Application Guide

    12 February 2016

    The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published a new report to inform industry on how to apply the Cable Burial Risk Assessment Guidance (CBRA), following its launch in 2015. The new Application Guide for the Specification of the Depth of Lowering using CBRA explains how the probabilistic methodology can be applied to real offshore projects based […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Nears Offshore Construction Phase

    6 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction phase at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm is scheduled to start in June 2016, DONG Energy said in a community newsletter.  The installation of the export cable, turbine foundations and the offshore substation is set to kick off in June. July is reserved for the installation of the offshore cable array. The first of […]

  • DONG Energy Helping Out UK Businesses

    28 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy will cover additional costs of UK businesses “going green”, so that they can access renewable electricity and achieve their sustainability ambitions without commercial disadvantage, the offshore wind developer informed today. “We are taking this bold step because we believe that all businesses should have access to renewable electricity supply without paying a premium,” said Jeff […]

  • Freddie S Supporting Siemens at Westermost Rough

    8 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Windwave Workboats has sent its 18-metre Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) Freddie S to Grimsby to start a new role providing 24-hour jack-up support for Siemens Wind Power Service on the Westermost Rough wind farm. Freddie S will be supporting a team of Siemens’ heavy lift technicians who are working on the Sea Challenger jack-up. The Westermost Rough […]

  • DONG Building Burbo Bank O&M Base in Merseyside

    20 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will build a new operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in Kings Wharf, Seacombe, Merseyside, to serve the existing 90MW Burbo Bank offshore wind farm and the new 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, currently under construction. The facility will consist of a new office and warehouse building on a disused site. The whole […]

  • 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 Energy Funds Drone Trial at RSPB Reserve

    11 October 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    DONG Energy has funded a trial of a high specification drone counting cliff-nesting seabirds at a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve on the Yorkshire coast. The trial took place at Bempton Cliffs, a site which attracts over 250,000 birds annually, providing a breeding ground for many of them. A drone, provided by environmental […]

  • Atlas Professionals to Hold a Recruitment Day in Liverpool

    31 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy’s recruitment partner Atlas Professionals will host a recruitment day in Liverpool on 11 November. Atlas’ Liverpool recruitment day will be held at the Liverpool Gateway Conference Centre from 10 am to 4 pm GMT. With a variety of long-term frame agreements in place, the recruitment day will focus on all of the projects Atlas […]

  • JDR Strikes Gold with Hornsea Project One Contract

    1 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded JDR with a contract to supply subsea power cables for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, the largest array cable award in the company’s history. The contract will see JDR design and manufacture 242km of array cables, covering two thirds of the total wind farm capacity. JDR will also provide terminations, […]

  • Walney Extension Fund Gives Out First Grants

    3 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Thirteen local organisations in Lancashire and Cumbria coastal communities have been awarded grants totalling GBP 250,000 through DONG Energy’s new Walney Extension Community Benefit Fund. Each year, approximately GBP 600,000 will be made available for community projects for the expected 25-year lifetime of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the Walney Island coast in Cumbria. GBP […]

  • Murphy Starts Installing Hornsea Project One Onshore Cables

    3 November 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    J. Murphy & Sons has begun installing underground cables in North Lincolnshire for what will be the world’s biggest wind farm, DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One. The cable route will run approximately 38km from the landfall site at Horseshoe Point to the onshore substation at North Killingholme. David Maddison, operations director in the Murphy’s power […]

  • 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, […]

  • DONG’s UK East Coast Community Fund Up for Grabs

    16 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK community fund administrator GrantScape has, on behalf of DONG Energy, opened the first round of applications for the East Coast Community Fund available to coastal communities on the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and North Norfolk coasts. The East Coast Community Fund has been set up to ensure that local people benefit from the operation of two of DONG’s offshore […]

  • DONG Energy Allocates First Walney Extension Skills Fund

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy has revealed details of its Walney Extension community skills fund which will invest GBP 100,000 a year for the next 25 years into equipping people to work in engineering industries in the coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria.

  • New Energy Investment Offers DONG Shares

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Luxembourg-based New Energy Investment S.à r.l. (NEI) has launched an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors of 10,509,527 existing shares in DONG Energy.

  • MAN Gear for DONG’s German Wind Service Operation Vessel

    31 May 2017
    Vessels

    Cemre Marin Endüstri has ordered four MAN 8L21/31 variable-speed GenSets for a wind service operation vessel (WSOV) currently under construction at the Turkish shipyard for France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA).

  • DONG Gives Walney Extension Construction Update

    22 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    40 per cent of the turbine foundations are now in place at the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, DONG Energy said.