Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have forged a new 50/50 partnership to develop a number of offshore wind projects under the open-door scheme in Denmark.
The projects include the 1.1-gigawatt Vikinge Banke and 1.1-gigawatt Jyske Banke Nord projects in the North Sea, and the 1.5-gigawatt Bornholm Bassin Syd and the 1.5-gigawatt Bornholm Basin Øst project in the Baltic Sea. Together, the projects correspond to more than double Denmark’s current installed offshore wind capacity.
“Denmark has been a pioneer in offshore wind and is a frontrunner in the green transformation,” said Rasmus Errboe, head of region continental Europe at Ørsted. “The four major open-door projects can help consolidate Denmark's continued leadership position and create the foundation to kick-start the next phase of a Danish business adventure around the production of renewable hydrogen and green fuels. I’m very excited about the partnership with CIP where we combine o
