Orsted A/S (D2G.SG)
- The Canadian Press
New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company's cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year — a little over a third of what the company once was required to pay.
- Reuters
Wind farm developer Orsted confident about strategy after Q1 profit rises
Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer, reported on Thursday a rise in first-quarter operating profit thanks to higher earnings from its offshore wind farms, and confirmed its full-year guidance. The offshore wind industry has been struggling with rising inflation, interest rate hikes and supply chain delays. Following a strategic review of its business, Orsted, which is 51%-owned by the Danish state, trimmed in February its investment and capacity targets, paused dividend payouts, and its finance and operations chiefs stepped down.
- Reuters
Orsted must restore investor confidence, says new chair
Denmark's Orsted must restore investor confidence, new chair Lene Skole said on Tuesday after a shareholder meeting elected her to oversee the offshore wind power giant's turnaround drive. She takes the role as the world's largest offshore wind farm developer looks to bounce back from a string of losses and project cancellations. Late last year, the company scrapped two U.S. offshore wind projects.
