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DONG Energy and NaiKun Wind Energy Group have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) which gives DONG Energy the exclusive rights to negotiate a joint development agreement for the Haida Energy Field Offshore Wind Project in British Columbia — and explore the potential for establishing a long-term partnership with Naikun Wind Energy Group. Located in…

DONG Energy has been awarded a contract to build its Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, at the lowest-ever price for offshore wind in the UK. With a massive capacity of 1,386 MW, enough to power over 1.3 million UK homes, Hornsea Project Two will become the world’s biggest wind farm, even surpassing the 1,200-MW giant…

The world’s first offshore wind farm was a great success, but after more than 25 years of operation the Vindeby wind turbines were worn down, and DONG Energy decided to decommission the wind farm. In March 2017, contractors began dismantling of the 11 wind turbines. Blades, nacelle, and towers were dismantled and taken down individually by a…

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its first approval of an offshore wind Site Assessment Plan (SAP) to Bay State Wind, a utility-scale offshore wind project in Massachusetts located 15 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean. Bay State Wind is a joint venture between DONG Energy – a…

As part of its ongoing commitment to bring cleaner energy to its customers, Dominion Energy Virginia is moving forward on the mid-Atlantic’s first offshore wind project in a federal lease area. It has signed an agreement and strategic partnership with DONG Energy of Denmark, a global leader in offshore wind development, to build two 6-MW…

With the initial turbines installed, power is now generating at DONG Energy’s Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm and successfully exporting to the UK’s national grid. Race Bank consists of 91 Siemens 6-MW wind turbines, and includes the first ever turbine blades manufactured at the Siemens blade factory in Hull. Approximately two thirds (around 180) of the blades…

DONG Energy, a global provider in offshore wind (with a total installed capacity of 3,000 MW offshore Germany, Denmark, and the UK), has secured two leases in the U.S.: Bay State and Ocean Wind, off the coasts of Massachusetts and New Jersey respectively. Lloyd’s Register, a leading global provider of engineering and technology-centric professional services, has…

DONG Energy the right to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. DONG Energy submitted six projects in the bid and won with the following three projects which have a total capacity of 590 MW: • 240-MW OWP West • 240-MW Borkum Riffgrund West 2 • 110-MW Gode Wind 3 The three…

DONG Energy has received approval of an amended building consent related to the Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm. The original consent was granted in December 2011. The amended consent was necessary to deploy 8-MW turbines in the offshore wind farm. DONG Energy has hereby received all necessary permits, and the building of the offshore…

With the first offshore wind turbines successfully installed, power at DONG Energy‘s Burbo Bank Extension is now being exported to the national grid. This is the first time the next-generation MHI Vestas 8-MW wind turbines have been used commercially offshore. The successful energization is an important step in the project. Claus Bøjle Møller, Burbo Bank Extension…

In response to recent speculation, DONG Energy has confirmed that it is reviewing strategic options regarding the future of the oil & gas business. In connection with its IPO, the company said that it intends to build a world-class clean-energy company with a portfolio based on leading competences in offshore wind, bioenergy, and green distribution and customer…

Offshore wind capacity recently marked a milestone when DONG Energy commissioned offshore wind turbine number 1,000. It happened at the German offshore wind farm Gode Wind 2, which is one of the many wind farms that DONG Energy fully or partly owns and operates in Denmark, the UK, and Germany. Developments have moved forward at a…

DONG Energy has funded a high-specification drone was used in a successful trial to count 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, part of an internationally important site, which attracts over 250,000 birds annually and offers a breeding ground for many…

DONG Energy announced plans for a multi-million investment to create the UK’s largest offshore wind operations and maintenance hub. Subject to planning approval, the new facility will be developed in the town’s Royal Dock and will initially support Westermost Rough, Race Bank, and Hornsea Project One offshore wind farms. However, it will have the capacity to support…

DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies have installed an advanced radar system collecting three-dimensional data on the wind flow in the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm off England’s east coast. The project, the first of its kind in the world, represents a paradigm shift in wind measurements. DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data from the…

The first of 32, 8-MW wind turbines has been successfully installed at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, under construction by DONG Energy in Liverpool Bay. The project is a joint partnership between DONG Energy (50%), PKA (25%), and KIRKBI A/S (25%). At 195 m, the MHI Vestas 8-MW turbines are the largest in…

The Baker-Polito Administration has signed a Letter of Intent with DONG Energy, Deepwater Wind, and OffshoreMW to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as a staging and deployment location for future wind projects. The agreement with the developers, who hold leases in the federally identified offshore wind energy development areas located 14 miles south of…

The UK Secretary of State for Energy has granted development consent to DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, located 89 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast. The Development Consent Order (DCO) was approved by Greg Clark MP at the recommendation of the Planning Inspectorate, and covers the entire project including the turbines,…

Matchtech has secured a 60-month Framework Agreement with DONG Energy Wind Power A/S, the global provider in offshore wind power. The contract is set to start on August 1, 2016, and will run through to August 2021. Matchtech expect about 50 full-time contractors will be hired per year through the framework agreements. Following a comprehensive tender process,…

The Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs has awarded DONG Energy the concession to build the Netherlands’ offshore wind farms Borssele 1 and 2. DONG Energy won the concessions with an average bid strike price, excluding transmission costs of 72.70 EUR per megawatt-hours (MWh) during the first 15 years of the contract. After that, the wind…