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DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK

DONG Energy has decided to construct Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, approximately 27 km off the east coast of Britain. Race Bank will have a capacity of up to approx. 580MW and is expected to be fully commissioned in 2018. The wind farm will be constructed and operate under … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK

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UK offshore wind power can be cost-competitive in a decade

The cost of offshore wind energy in Britain can become competitive with more established forms of energy in the next decade through better technology and bigger wind turbines. DONG Energy is going ahead with the construction of the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, just over 16 miles off the … Continue reading UK offshore wind power can be cost-competitive in a decade

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MHI Vestas Picked as Preferred Wind Turbines Supplier for German Wind Power Project

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S was picked as the preferred supplier for a 450-megawatt wind power project off the coast of Germany.   MHI Vestas will disclose further details about Dong Energy A/S’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm, “as soon as the project translates into a firm and unconditional order,” the company said in a … Continue reading MHI Vestas Picked as Preferred Wind Turbines Supplier for German Wind Power Project

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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and an offshore wind power project in Germany

Today, there is information in the market regarding MHI Vestas Offshore Wind being appointed preferred supplier for an offshore project. Vestas can confirm that DONG Energy A/S has appointed MHI Vestas Offshore Wind preferred supplier for delivery of the V164-8.0 turbine for the 450 MW Borkum Riffgrund II project in Germany. If and when the … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and an offshore wind power project in Germany

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DONG Energy hits 3000MW offshore wind farm capacity

DONG Energy has reached a new milestone having installed 3000MW of offshore wind power capacity – around half of it in the UK.   The total output – achieved today with the installation of wind turbine number 76 at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany – is enough to supply the electricity … Continue reading DONG Energy hits 3000MW offshore wind farm capacity

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Ofgem appoints preferred bidder for Westermost Rough offshore wind farm transmission assets

Ofgem has appointed Transmission Capital Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Westermost Rough wind farm for the next 20 years.   Transmission Capital Partners, a consortium comprising Transmission Capital Partners Limited Partnership and International Public Partnerships Limited, was selected by Ofgem through a competitive process in … Continue reading Ofgem appoints preferred bidder for Westermost Rough offshore wind farm transmission assets

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DONG Energy owned 1.4 GW of wind farm capacity

Dong aims to complete two large offshore wind farms, Westermoust Rough in Britain and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany, and to start production from the British Laggan-Tormore gas field in the North Sea in 2015.   Danish utility Dong Energy reported a slight dip in first-quarter earnings due to weak oil and gas prices, as … Continue reading DONG Energy owned 1.4 GW of wind farm capacity

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DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea offshore wind power project

Fugro has successfully completed one of the largest seabed investigation campaigns in the history of the offshore wind industry in preparation for DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea Project One project. Located 120 kilometres off the UK’s Yorkshire coast, the project is scheduled to go into operation by 2020 when it will be able to meet … Continue reading DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea offshore wind power project

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DONG Energy takes over US offshore wind energy project

DONG Energy has agreed to take over RES Americas Developments Inc.’s (RES) more than 1000MW newly assigned development project rights off the coast of Massachusetts.   At the offshore wind auction held by BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) on 29 January 2015, RES secured the rights to develop one of the two leases that … Continue reading DONG Energy takes over US offshore wind energy project

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DONG Energy partners with SmartWind Technologies for ‘game-changing’ radar system

Two radar units will be installed in 2016 on the UK east coast near the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm which is currently under construction. They will produce high-resolution dynamic maps of the wind flow through and around the wind farm. The 18-month measurement campaign – the first of its kind where radar will be … Continue reading DONG Energy partners with SmartWind Technologies for ‘game-changing’ radar system

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Dong takes control at Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm

DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 66.66% ownership interest in the UK offshore wind development Hornsea Project One from its joint venture partner SMart Wind. SMart Wind is a 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services. Hornsea Project One has a total capacity of up to 1.2GW, which will make it … Continue reading Dong takes control at Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm

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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Energy has received a 258 MW wind turbines order in the UK

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received a firm and unconditional order for 32 V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the offshore Burbo Bank Extension project in Liverpool Bay in the UK, ref. company announcements No. 7/2014 of 18 February 2014 and No. 32/2014 of 21 August 2014. The 258 MW order is placed by DONG Energy, and … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Energy has received a 258 MW wind turbines order in the UK

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Dong Energy banks on larger offshore wind turbines

Dong Energy, Europe’s largest offshore wind farm developer, plans to make the switch to giant wind turbines in a move that could signal a breakthrough for a new generation of products.   The mega-machines, double the size of the current standard, had not been a commercial success, but that could be changing after Danish utility … Continue reading Dong Energy banks on larger offshore wind turbines

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DONG Energy selected to support 700 MW Isle of Man offshore wind power project

DONG Energy has been selected by Isle of Man government as the preferred partner for the development of 700MW offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.   The proposed site of the wind farm will be located off the east coast of the Isle of Man within the 12-mile limit of the island’s territorial sea. … Continue reading DONG Energy selected to support 700 MW Isle of Man offshore wind power project

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Offshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens

The 389-megawatt (MW) West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm is the first such wind power commissioned by a Spanish company and will generate enough electricity to meet the annual demands of 280,000 homes. Today, the UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, IBERDROLA Chairman, Ignacio Galan, and DONG Energy Executive Vice President, … Continue reading Offshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens

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DONG Energy has installed the first of 78 wind turbines at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1

The wind farm, which has a total capacity of 312MW, is a joint venture between the market leader in offshore wind, DONG Energy, with an ownership interest of 50% and Kirkbi Invest A/S and William Demant Invest A/S with a joint ownership interest of 50%. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director for DONG Energy in Germany, … Continue reading DONG Energy has installed the first of 78 wind turbines at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1

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DONG picks Vestas offshore wind turbines for Irish Sea wind power project

  DONG has struck a conditional agreement to buy 32 of Vestas’ largest offshore wind turbines to expand a wind farm off the British coast. DONG said it was the first commercial order for the wind turbines, labelled V164-8.0 MW (megawatt), and it hoped to begin construction at the start of 2016. Vestas, the world’s … Continue reading DONG picks Vestas offshore wind turbines for Irish Sea wind power project

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Agreement for the 210MW Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project

The Wind Power Project is under construction off the coast of Yorkshire in the UK and is due to reach commercial operation in 2015. Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) is pleased to announce that an agreement concerning project financing for the Westernmost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project (“the Project”) has been reached with a consortium of lenders … Continue reading Agreement for the 210MW Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project

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Westermost Rough wind farm will contain 35 wind turbines of 6MW

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has strengthened its reputation in the renewables sector with the award of a third seabed clearance contract on a major wind farm construction project. The subsea engineering specialist has started offshore operations on the Westermost Rough development, located eight kilometres off the Yorkshire coast, east of Hull. The contract has been … Continue reading Westermost Rough wind farm will contain 35 wind turbines of 6MW

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