Ørsted announces new business plan and leadership change

LONDON: Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, has unveiled its updated business plan following a comprehensive portfolio review. The company aims to grow its installed capacity from 12 GW to 50 GW by 2030, with a focus on offshore wind, onshore renewables, and renewable hydrogen. The company also announced that Thomas Thune Andersen, who…

BW Ideol and Hitachi ABB to develop scalable floating substations for offshore wind

OSLO, NORWAY: BW Ideol has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hitachi ABB Power Grids, the world’s leading supplier of grid integration and power quality solutions, for an industry-first collaboration on developing scalable floating substations to support development of profitable commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms with high-capacity wind turbines. Floating offshore wind is the next…