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Ørsted reaches 1,500th turbine milestone

By: Tom Russell 11/06/2020 Ørsted

Foundations General Windfarms

When Ørsted recently installed turbine number 25 at the Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm, it was also the 1,500th offshore wind turbine installed by Ørsted globally.

Ørsted is set to more than double its offshore wind capacity in the coming five years, using ever larger turbines. Before construction start at Borssele 1&2, Ørsted had already installed 6.8 GW offshore wind capacity globally, which annually supplies green electricity for the equivalent of 6.6 million households. Ørsted is currently constructing 3 GW of offshore wind and aims to have installed a total of 15 GW by 2025 in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the UK and the US.

Anders Lindberg, Executive Vice President, Offshore EPC & QHSE, said: "Offshore wind has matured at a rapid pace and can now be considered a cornerstone in the green transformation many places in the world. The 1,500 offshore wind turbines installed by Ørsted will contribute significantly to a greener future, but there's no doubt that the potential of offshore wind reaches far beyond that. Today, offshore wind power is not only a clean, but also a cost-competitive alternative to power generated by burning of fossil fuels."

Ørsted installed the world's first offshore wind turbine at Vindeby, Denmark, in 1991. The entire offshore wind farm, consisting of 11 turbines, had a capacity of 5 MW - a lot less than the capacity of a single modern offshore wind turbine. In 2012, 21 years after Vindeby, Ørsted installed its 500th turbine, which was achieved at Walney offshore wind farm in the UK. The 1,000th followed only four years later at the German Gode Wind 1&2 project.

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