Ørsted has been granted a 1.6 GW electricity business license (EBL) by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy of Korea for an offshore wind project located 70 km off the coast of Incheon City.

By mutual agreement, two members of executive management are stepping down and leaving Ørsted with immediate effect: Daniel Lerup, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Richard Hunter, Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ørsted has initiated the processes of identifying a new CFO and a new COO and expects the processes to be concluded as soon as possible in 2024.

A new research project at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark aims to grow a number of less carbon-intensive foods while contributing to a healthier marine environment: To solve the climate crisis, we need to look at how we source our energy, but also at what we eat, as many foods emit large amounts of carbon dioxide during their production.

Ørsted, a leading global renewable energy company, and SparkCognition, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions, today announced that SparkCognition’s Renewable Suite will be deployed across 5.5 gigawatts of Ørsted’s land-based wind, solar, and storage assets in the U.S.

Ørsted uses giant drones to increase efficiency and safety in industry world first

Offshore wind giant Ørsted has become the first offshore wind company in the world to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines.

Following a competitive divestment process, Ørsted has signed an exclusivity agreement with Cathay Life Insurance today, selecting the Taiwanese leading insurance company and its affiliate as preferred bidder for the acquisition of a 50 % ownership stake in total of Ørsted’s 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.

Ørsted, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, and Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, have entered a multi-year partnership to advance the positive social impact of renewable energy projects. Ørsted and UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business will bring together community organisations, policymakers, and industry experts to lay the foundation for people-positive renewable energy.

MIT Technology Review – the independent media company founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1899 – has included Ørsted on its new list of 15 climate tech companies to watch. The list, which was premiered at this year’s ClimateTech conference on MIT’s campus, highlights start-ups and established businesses that could have the greatest potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions or otherwise address the threats of climate change.

Leading renewable energy company Ørsted is continuing development work on the Isle of Man’s first offshore wind farm project with the successful deployment of a wave measurement buoy and subsea temperature monitoring device in the waters off the east coast of the Island.

The University of Melbourne has partnered with Ørsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, to bolster Australia’s shift towards renewable energy by combining extensive worldwide expertise with cutting-edge Australian research capabilities.

As part of the continued maturation and a pre-final investment decision (FID) review of its near-term US offshore development projects, Ørsted has assessed the aggregate adverse impacts relating to the supply chain, lack of favorable progress in Investment Tax Credit (ITC) guidance, and increased interest rates, which affect its US portfolio.

Scunthorpe’s AMS Trenchless awarded cable landing works contract on Hornsea 3 offshore windfarm

North Lincolnshire firm AMS Trenchless has been awarded the cable landing works contract on Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.

Ørsted has signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat, a global specialist asset manager focusing on renewable energy infrastructure assets, to divest its remaining 25 % minority interest in the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. The total value of the transaction is GBP 717 million (DKK 6.17 billion).

Ørsted, the global offshore wind leader, has commissioned three “industry-first” nearshore artificial nesting structures (ANS) specially designed to house kittiwake, a vulnerable species of seabird, off the East Suffolk coastline. The nearshore ANS have been installed as part of innovative plans to compensate for potential impacts of the Hornsea 3 windfarm on the species.

Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm has been consented

We are delighted to confirm that Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm has been granted consent by the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.

In 2024, the world’s first green fuels vessel for offshore wind operations will launch off the UK East Coast, as the result of a ground-breaking agreement between Ørsted and ESVAGT. Now the two companies are expanding their partnership on green offshore operations by signing an agreement for a second green service operation vessel.

Ørsted, the world's leading developer of offshore wind farms, has designed and developed the first uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the industry for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns. The measurement data will help lower uncertainties in the expected annual energy production for new offshore wind farms. Ørsted, who has patented the USV concept, sees enormous potential in the technology and has initiated a serial production based on their successful prototype USV.

A demonstrator project, led by high-performance maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies has been awarded £2.4 million to prove the company’s capability of serving the offshore wind farm sector through demonstration of its first electric foiling crew transfer vessel and daughter craft, the Artemis EF-12 CTV.

ESB, Ireland’s leading utility, and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, have signed an agreement to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio in a landmark deal. The agreement was launched this morning in Cork Chamber’s Fitzgerald House by Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Simon Coveney TD, ESB’s Jim Dollard, and Duncan Clark, Head of UK and Ireland at Ørsted.

Ørsted Irish wind farm to support Meta with green energy

Corporate Power Purchase Agreement signed for 28.8MW

Ørsted to fully own seabed with up to 4 GW of capacity and fully own strategic O&M contracts. Acquisition further strengthens Ørsted’s offshore wind energy position in the US Northeast.

First American-Built Offshore Wind Substation Complete; Journey Now Underway from Texas Port up East Coast to South Fork Wind Project Site

350+ U.S. Workers Across Texas and Kansas Supported Build of Offshore Substation

125+ Local Union Workers Launch Fabrication on Foundation Components for Revolution Wind. Ørsted and Eversource Investing $100 Million+ in Work Underway at New Assembly Hall; Largest Investment in Rhode Island Offshore Wind Supply Chain.

Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on its 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan with a timeline for completion by the end of 2025.

STEM Returners and renewable energy company Ørsted have launched a second partnership to continue their drive to break the career break curse and help bridge an emerging green energy skills gap.

Ørsted becomes the first energy company to join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) to support a faster deployment of offshore wind and create a global community of action.

Ørsted, the most sustainable European energy company, has opened applications for its wind turbine technician apprenticeships, for its East Coast wind farms.

Ørsted, a global offshore wind leader, announced today that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) to strengthen the cooperation on the green transformation and carbon neutrality of the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ).

Ørsted has signed an agreement to acquire Public Service Enterprise Group’s (PSEG) 25 % equity stake in the 1,100 MW offshore wind energy project Ocean Wind 1 located approx. 24 km off the coast of southern New Jersey in the US. The acquisition provides Ørsted with 100 % ownership of Ocean Wind 1.

Neptune Energy today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity.