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German offshore windfarm inaugurated

Oct 09, 2015

Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind power plant was officially inaugurated offshore Germany. The wind power plant equipped with 78 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120m, will supply around 320…

DONG to divest 50% in Gode Wind 1

Sep 11, 2015

DONG Energy signed an agreement to divest 50% of the 330 MW German offshore wind construction project, Gode Wind 1, to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for a total of approximately US$884 million (€ 780 million), which will be paid in the period 2015 to 2016…

Pile testing to the limits

Sep 01, 2015

DONG Energy and ESG have just completed what they have described as the largest testing of wind turbine piles completed. DONG Energy and ESG tested 28 piles on two different onshore sites in order to assist the development of new design methods for offshore wind farms…

DONG debuts Westermost Rough

Aug 25, 2015

DONG Energy inaugurated its Westermost Rough offshore wind farm last month on 1 July 2015. Westermost Rough is located 8km from the Holderness coast, approximately 25km north of Spurn Head at the River Humber estuary. Westermost…

DONG acquires Hornsea, project rights

Aug 21, 2015

Image: wind turbines at sea/iStock DONG Energy acquired the Hornsea zone and the project rights to Hornsea Project Two and Three, which have the potential of 3 gigawatts (GW) offshore wind capacity…

Siemens receives wind turbine order for Race Bank

Jul 06, 2015

Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6 MW direct drive wind turbines for an offshore wind power plant located in Great Britain. The wind turbines have a total capacity of up to approximately 580 MW, with a rotor diameter of 154m…

DONG announces UK wind farm construction

Jun 24, 2015

DONG Energy has decided to construct Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, approximately 27km off the east coast of Britain.The project will span approximately 29sq mi and is due to be operational by 2018. Race…

CT Offshore launches subsea trencher ROV

Jun 02, 2015

CT Offshore will deploy its new trencher remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the CTO 107-1100, in June at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 + 2 Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea off Germany. The CTO 107-1100…

DONG hits 3000MW offshore wind capacity

May 22, 2015

DONG Energy reached a new milestone having installed 3000MW of offshore wind capacity - around half of it in the UK. The total output - achieved today with the installation of turbine number 76 at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind…

Harnessing energy

May 19, 2015

DONG Energy has taken on the offshore wind market—and it is winning. Elaine Maslin explains. A2SEA’s new wind farm installation vessel, the Sea Installer. Images from DONG Energy. In a short period of time…

DONG acquires full ownership of Hornsea Project One

Feb 04, 2015

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. DONG Energy entered into the joint venture with SMart Wind in December 2011…

Seaway wins windfarm trio

Jan 27, 2015

DONG Energy has awarded offshore substation transportation and installation contracts for the Burbo Bank Extension, Race Bank and Walney Extension to Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL). The three contracts cover the transportation and installation of in total up to five platforms…

Hejre topside time-lapse

Jan 20, 2015

DONG Energy provides this time-lapse video of the Herje topsides construction process, which took place from April to October 2014. Hejre is Dong Energy’s first high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) development and is expected to begin production in 2017 with an estimated 170 MMboe…

DONG building UK offshore wind farm

Dec 19, 2014

DONG Energy is constructing the offshore wind farm Burbo Bank Extension located 8km off the United Kingdom coast in Liverpool Bay. Image of DONG's Barrow Offshore Wind Farm. From DONG.    Burbo…

New E&P CEO for DONG Energy

Dec 15, 2014

DONG Energy has appointed a new Group Executive VP and CEO for its exploration and production division to replace Søren Gath Hansen, who is stepping down from the role.  David B. Cook, Hansen's replacement, is a 52-year-old American who…

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