South Fork Wind, a joint venture offshore wind project developed by Ørsted and Eversource, has signed an agreement with environmental organizations to further enhance measures designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale during the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm. The agreement with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), NRDC (Natural Resources Defense…

South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm received its Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), reaching a critical milestone in the federal environmental review. South Fork Wind remains on track to be fully permitted by early 2022, and with the project’s joint…

Offshore wind joint development partners Ørsted and Eversource are planning the construction of the first American-built offshore wind substation, which will be deployed at the developers’ South Fork Wind project serving New York’s Long Island. Kiewit Offshore Services will design and build the substation for the 132-MW South Fork Wind project — New York’s first…

Ørsted and Eversource, developers of New York’s offshore wind farm, Sunrise Wind, launched a partnership with Stony Brook University. The $5 million commitment will underwrite research initiatives specific to the advancement of offshore wind through Stony Brook’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) in connection with and funded by the Sunrise Wind Project. “We…

Ørsted has completed its Sage Draw Wind project, a 338-MW wind farm that straddles Garza and Lynn Counties in Texas. The final phase 120-MW wind turbine project will have the capacity to meet the annual electricity needs of 120,000 American homes. “I am very proud of the Ørsted team and all our partners on this…

Ørsted, global offshore wind developer, has announced the opening of its U.S. Innovation Hub in Providence, Rhode Island. The Innovation Hub will be located in the CIC Providence workspace and will officially open early spring. As part of Ørsted’s commitment to building an offshore wind industry supply chain in the United States, the company is…

GE Renewable Energy and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced the arrival of a blade that is part of the most powerful offshore wind turbine in the industry at MassCEC’s Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC) in Boston. The 107-meter blade will undergo a series of fatigue tests that involve moving it millions of times…

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has finalized contracts with Equinor Wind US for its 816-MW Empire Wind Project and Sunrise Wind (a joint venture between Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy) for its 880-MW Sunrise Wind Project to deliver clean, affordable renewable energy to New Yorkers. As the largest procurement for…

Bay State Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource, submitted its proposal in response to the commonwealth’s second Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy generation. Bay State Wind included proposals for a 400 and 800-MW project. “Since day one our team has been focused on delivering cost-effective, renewable offshore wind energy…

Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind announced that it has hired former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Officer, Ed LeBlanc, as Manager of Marine Affairs. LeBlanc has over 40 years of experience in the USCG, most recently serving as the Chief of Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England since 2003.  “We are thrilled to add…

Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Tradepoint Atlantic, a global logistics center in Baltimore County, Maryland, have announced a landmark agreement to develop Maryland’s first offshore wind energy staging center. Establishing a world-class, state-of-the-art facility for offshore wind at Tradepoint Atlantic marks a major milestone in the development of Ørsted’s Skipjack offshore wind farm located 19.5…

Global offshore wind developer, Ørsted today announced the signing of its first green loan facility in support of wind energy. This green facility — guaranteed by Ørsted A/S and for Greater Changhua projects — attracted a total of 15 banks to join and provided excellent opportunities to local financial institutions to participate in offshore wind projects…

Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a subsidiary of Ørsted and developer of U.S. renewables, has acquired a 103-MW construction-ready wind project in Butte County, South Dakota. “The acquisition of this South Dakota wind farm adds to our growing portfolio of onshore wind assets and continues to broaden the geographic footprint of our asset base into the…

Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) made a historic announcement, approving Ørsted’s solicitation for its1,100-MW Ocean Wind project. As New Jersey works toward a goal of 100% clean energy, the offshore wind project is expected to generate $1.17 billion in economic benefits and provide about 15,000 jobs. Liz Burdock, CEO & president…

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) unanimously granted the state’s first award for offshore wind to Ørsted’s Ocean Wind, giving the company the opportunity to build 1,100 MW of offshore wind in federal waters. Today’s decision sets the record for the single largest award for offshore wind in the country to date and…

Ørsted announced that it has officially started operations on the 1,214-MW Hornsea One, — the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The project is located 120 km off the Yorkshire Coast and will consist of 174 Siemens Gamesa 7-MW turbines, 50 of which are currently operational. The majority of wind farm’s blades are manufactured…

Rhode Island regulators approved a 20-year power-purchase agreement with DWW Rev I, LLC – a joint venture of Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource – for the offshore wind energy that the Revolution Wind project will deliver to the state. Revolution Wind, Rhode Island’s second offshore wind farm, will generate enough clean energy to power…

Ørsted, a global provider in offshore wind, and WindServe Marine, LLC, a premier offshore wind support services provider, have entered into a partnership to construct two purpose-built offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs), which will transport personnel for construction, maintenance, and operation from port to offshore wind farms. The first CTV will be built by U.S.…

Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource – the team behind the Revolution Wind project – have pledged $4.5 million to support offshore wind education and supply chain development for the growing offshore wind industry in Rhode Island. The two companies have committed to invest $4.5 million locally, with a $3 million investment in higher education…

Ørsted, a global offshore wind farm developer, has used FICO Xpress Optimization to develop a novel digital solution for designing an important part of their wind farms. This has enabled the Danish company, which has 30 wind farms in operation or under construction, to achieve significant savings while reducing overall design time and improving its ability…