RWE to locate its offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm at Thyborøn Port. Buss Ports to handle secondary steel structures at Thyborøn Port from 2025 onwardsOffshore installation work to begin – as planned – in spring 2025; full commissioning expected in 2027. Enough wind power to supply equivalent of more … Continue reading RWE chooses Thyborøn Port to build Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date
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Construction of operations and maintenance base for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm underway in Thorsminde
Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm will be served from a new, state-of-the-art building at Thorsminde port; architecture will blend in perfectly with existing buildings. Creation of up to 60 permanent jobs expected. Enough wind power electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Danish households. Today, a ground-breaking ceremony will be held at … Continue reading Construction of operations and maintenance base for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm underway in Thorsminde
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Permits in place for RWE to kick off offshore construction for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm in spring
Danish Energy Agency grants RWE offshore construction permit for 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. Offshore work will begin – as planned – in spring 2025; full commissioning expected in 2027. Enough wind power electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Danish households. The Danish Energy Agency has granted RWE the offshore … Continue reading Permits in place for RWE to kick off offshore construction for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm in spring
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First foundations for RWE’s Danish offshore wind farm
RWE has taken an important step in the construction of its offshore wind project Thor in the Danish North Sea: the first batch of eight monopile foundations for the wind turbines were offloaded and stored at the base port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands. The monopiles are up to 100 meters in length and weigh … Continue reading First foundations for RWE’s Danish offshore wind farm
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Danish offshore wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd inaugurated
Today, Danish Minister of Environment, Magnus Heunicke, Vattenfall’s Head of Wind Helene Biström and Country Manager for Vattenfall Denmark Anne Mette Traberg, officially inaugurated the two wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd. Combined, the winds farms are expected to generate an annual production of 1.5 TWh fossil-free electricity, equal the consumption of 350,000 households. … Continue reading Danish offshore wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd inaugurated
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Denmark launches an offshore wind auction with enough capacity to meet the country’s entire demand
Last week, Denmark launched an offshore wind auction that could award up to 6 GW, enough to meet the country’s electricity needs. Currently, Denmark has 2.7 GW of offshore wind capacity, so this auction could triple that figure. The tender includes six areas, three in the North Sea, two in the Kattegat, and one in … Continue reading Denmark launches an offshore wind auction with enough capacity to meet the country’s entire demand
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Denmark’s latest offshore wind auction could award enough capacity to meet the country’s entire electricity demand
This week Denmark opened an offshore wind tender which could award up to 10 GW. If successful, the awarded capacity would be enough to meet all of the country’s electricity demand. It could also be used to produce renewable hydrogen and other green fuels. It remains to be seen whether the auction design will attract … Continue reading Denmark’s latest offshore wind auction could award enough capacity to meet the country’s entire electricity demand
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Denmark tenders 6 GW of offshore wind power
The plan outlines the ‘largest offshore wind tender in Denmark’s history.’ The Danish Energy Agency has published 6 GW in tenders in 6 offshore wind farm areas. He said this is the largest offshore wind tender in Denmark’s history. The green energy produced will be used not only for Danish consumption, but also for export … Continue reading Denmark tenders 6 GW of offshore wind power
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RWE starts work on onshore cables as next step in construction of Thor Offshore Wind Farm
RWE is ready to take the next step in the construction of its Thor Offshore Wind Farm. From mid-April to the end of October, the onshore cable works will be carried out at and around the onshore substation south of Lemvig. The ground was broken at Thor offshore wind farm’s onshore substation in May last … Continue reading RWE starts work on onshore cables as next step in construction of Thor Offshore Wind Farm
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Baltic Sea countries pledge closer collaboration to secure critical offshore wind energy infrastructure
The Energy Ministers of 8 Baltic Sea countries – Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Sweden agreed the Vilnius Declaration, pledging closer collaboration to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region. This comes after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and various acts of sabotage to energy infrastructure in the Baltic … Continue reading Baltic Sea countries pledge closer collaboration to secure critical offshore wind energy infrastructure
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Offshore Wind Port Alliance expands towards the east in the presence of His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark
In a move to expand their collaboration eastward, Europe’s largest offshore wind ports have welcomed Poland’s Port Szczecin to the Offshore Wind Port Alliance. The alliance aims to optimise the deployment of offshore wind in order to achieve Europe’s very ambitious targets.Offshore wind farms are an essential part of the green transition, but port capacity … Continue reading Offshore Wind Port Alliance expands towards the east in the presence of His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark
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TotalEnergies and European Energy expand collaboration to offshore wind energy
As part of its integrated development in electricity, TotalEnergies has signed a new agreement with European Energy to develop offshore wind farm projects in three Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland and Sweden. 405 MW of offshore wind power under development in Denmark The agreement entails the acquisition by TotalEnergies of an 85% equity stake in the … Continue reading TotalEnergies and European Energy expand collaboration to offshore wind energy
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First seaweed from wind farm Kriegers Flak harvested this spring
2024 will be a year full of milestones in the WIN@sea project, in which Danish researchers are busy producing food under the surface of the sea in Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm, Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak. Green energy will not be the only thing in the spotlight over the coming year in Kriegers Flak, the … Continue reading First seaweed from wind farm Kriegers Flak harvested this spring
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Siemens Gamesa will test the “most powerful wind turbine in the world” in Denmark
Siemens Gamesa will install and test what has been described by the European Union (EU) as the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype” at the Østerild National Test Center in Denmark, before later launching full-scale production. scale of its “next generation” of wind turbines for offshore wind. The wind turbine maker did not reveal … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa will test the “most powerful wind turbine in the world” in Denmark
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Vattenfall connects Danish offshore wind farm to the grid
Vattenfall has now completed 100 per cent of the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd. This means Vattenfall is delivering fossil free energy to 170.000 Danish households. Vattenfall has now completed 100 per cent of the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd. This means Vattenfall is delivering fossil free energy to 170.000 Danish households.Every single turbine at … Continue reading Vattenfall connects Danish offshore wind farm to the grid
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The largest electrical cable in the world allows sharing wind energy 765 km away
Viking Link is the largest HVDC interconnector in the world. Or in other words, the longest electrical cable, 765 km long and connecting the electrical networks of the United Kingdom and Denmark. This is a high-voltage submarine cable, buried in the seabed, which will have the future capacity to power 1.4 million British homes from … Continue reading The largest electrical cable in the world allows sharing wind energy 765 km away
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EIB and Ørsted sign €400M loan to finance new wind energy production in Denmark
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Ørsted have signed a €400 million framework loan agreement to finance new wind power production. By supporting Europe’s transition to electricity from renewables, the agreement aligns with the goals of the RePowerEU initiative.“We’re delighted to continue our longstanding partnership with Ørsted — as this is our fifteenth joint project,” … Continue reading EIB and Ørsted sign €400M loan to finance new wind energy production in Denmark
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Vattenfall supplies first power from Denmark’s next offshore wind farm
The wind farms will consist of 20 and 21 wind turbines, respectively, with a capacity of 8.4 MW each.On 10 November, the first power from Vattenfall’s offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd was supplied to the Danish power grid. It was a culmination of almost seven years’ work on the wind farm, when the blades of … Continue reading Vattenfall supplies first power from Denmark’s next offshore wind farm
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Innovation projects at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
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 … Continue reading Innovation projects at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
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RWE appoints Fugro to start geophysical survey for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
RWE has commenced a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search for unexploded ordnance (UXO) approximately 34 kilometres off the coast of Thorsminde. The data acquired is important and will define the cable routes and exact turbine … Continue reading RWE appoints Fugro to start geophysical survey for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
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