Press releases

29.11.2011Westermost Rough consentUK Government announces consent for DONG Energy's project today.

18.11.2011Pupils from school in the UK pay a visit to DONG Energy in DenmarkSix boys from a school in Maidstone designed a workable wind turbine and won a trip to DONG Energy in Denmark ...

01.11.2011First power from the Walney 2 offshore wind farm

23.09.2011Gateway to global energy resourcesDONG Energy reaches a milestone today when the LNG terminal in Rotterdam is officially inaugurated

12.09.2011North Sea platform temporarily de-manned

01.09.2011Metso and Inbicon signs strategic equipment supplier agreement for biomass refineriesMetso Paper Sweden AB (Metso), and the Danish bioethanol technology company Inbicon has signed an agreement for the supply of equipment for the Inbicon biomass refinery technology.

06.07.2011New strategic focus causes DONG Energy to pull out of the Midtfjellet wind project in Norway

12.05.2011DONG Energy and Korea Electric Power Corporation in future cooperationMemorandum is signed today

05.05.2011Sold out at the last DONG Energy Gas Release AuctionAs in the five previous auctions, all of the natural gas offered was sold.

26.04.2011Gazprom and DONG Energy to jointly develop gas-fired power capacityChairman of the Management Committee Alexey Miller, Gazprom, and CEO Anders Eldrup, DONG Energy, today signed a Letter of Intent to establish a cooperation in gas-fired power generation.

31.03.2011DONG Energy and Vestas to collaborate on test of new V164-7.0 MW wind turbinesDONG Energy and Vestas have today announced the signing of a letter of intent regarding test of the new V164-7.0 MW turbine.

28.03.2011840,000 pension savers to become co-owners of Denmark's largest offshore wind farmAnholt offshore wind farm now has 840.000 Danish pension savers’ as new co-owners. The pension funds PensionDanmark and PKA have today acquired half of the offshore wind farm from DONG Energy for app. 6 billion DKK.

24.02.2011Michael Erler new General Manager of DONG Energy Renewables GermanyMichael Erler has assumed the role of General Manager of newly founded DONG Energy Power Renewables Germany

14.02.2011DONG Energy’s Trym field in production

10.02.2011DONG Energy fires up super-efficient, state-of-the-art power station in Wales

19.01.2011First power from the Walney 1 Offshore Wind FarmThe Walney 1 Offshore Wind Farm, off the shore of Cumbria, has Thursday January 13th 2011 started producing the first CO2-free electricity to the UK’s national grid.

03.12.2010Oil find in Danish North SeaDONG Energy has, as the operator of license 4/98 in the Danish part of the North Sea, made an interesting find of oil in the Solsort prospect

13.08.2010New CEO in DONG Energy GermanyMatthias Wendel will, as of 1 December 2010, be the new CEO of DONG Energy’s German sales activities.

15.06.2010DONG Energy supplying green energy to the BritishToday, Danish energy company DONG Energy inaugurates its latest British offshore wind farm, Gunfleet Sands.

25.05.2010EU in strategic biofuel partnerships – Inbicon as partnerIn a major energy technology initiative within innovative biofuels the EU Commission has entered into strategic partnerships with the industry. The partnerships include four European biofuel projects, Inbicon’s demonstration plant in Kalundborg, ...

11.05.2010DONG Energy and Energinet.dk receive several million euros inThe aim is to prepare further use of renewable energy

27.04.2010Strong interest in the DONG Energy Gas Release AuctionDONG Energy today completed its fifth annual gas release auction

01.04.2010Management Changes in DONG Energy in Germany

16.03.2010KOM-STROM is now officially DONG Energy Germany AGKOM-STROM AG has now officially been named DONG Energy Germany AG. The registration has been approved by the Handelsregister in Leipzig (March 15, 2010).

25.02.2010DONG Energy nominated as one of the world’s most innovative companiesDONG Energy has been nominated as one the world’s most innovative companies by The Financial Times.

24.02.2010Mitsui and Inbicon sign first licensing agreement to refine biomass into ethanolMitsui - leading industry corporations in Japan, and the Danish bioethanol technology company Inbicon has signed a license agreement for the Inbicon Biomass Refinery technology.

15.12.2009DONG Energy to serve all electricity customers from oneFrom three to one

14.12.2009Djursland makes its mark on the green mapEnters partnership with DONG Energy

14.12.2009DONG Energy sells electrical installation business to NCCSale with view to development and collaboration

04.12.2009COP 15 limousines filled up with strawFor the first time ever, a fleet of VIP limousines has been filled up at the same time with climate-friendly fuel, namely biofuel produced from straw by the Danish company Inbicon.

18.11.2009His Royal Highness Prince Joachim inaugurates Inbicon; one of the world’s first demonstration plants for production of second generation bioethanolOne of the world’s first and largest bioethanol plants, where ethanol will be produced on the basis of straw

16.11.2009One person dead after work accident on the Maersk Resolute drilling rigOne person is dead after a work accident on board the Maersk Resolute drilling rig in the Nini East field. DONG Energy is the operator of the field. The deceased worked for one of DONG Energy’s sub-contractors. The relatives have been informed.

06.11.2009Oil Industry Association emerges in GreenlandA continuously increasing focus on the possibilities for oil and gas production in Greenland has increased the need for a common forum for the industry. Now the formation of the Greenland Oil Industry Association (GOIA) is a reality under the ...

17.09.2009HRH Crown Prince Frederik inaugurates world’s largest offshore wind farm: Horns Rev 2This Thursday at noon, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik inaugurated the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 2. The wind farm was constructed and is owned by DONG Energy, and its 91 wind turbines in total will generate green power ...

16.09.2009Climate partners create foundation for DONG Energy’s wind farmA number of climate partners have ordered power from the Horns Rev 2 wind farm

31.08.2009Temporary stop of production on the Siri-platformDuring a routine inspection on Monday 31 August, cracks were observed in a construction attached to the subsea oil tank at DONG Energy's production platform Siri, which is situated in the Danish part of the North Sea.

27.08.2009DONG Energy carries out seismic surveys in ThyDONG Energy hopes to find evidence of oil in the Thy underground. Therefore the underground is to be examined and this may cause some nuisance to the inhabitants for a limited period; such as restricted access to certain roads and noise.

20.08.2009Boeing, DONG Energy Join Forces for Energy Innovation

20.08.2009First power from the first Round 2 offshore wind farm — DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands projectDONG Energy’s offshore wind farm Gunfleet Sands in the Thames Estuary off the East coast of England today supplied the first CO2-free power to the national grid. It is the first electricity to be generated under the entire Round 2 of constructing ...

06.07.2009New and ground-breaking model for climate partnership

29.06.2009Politicians to drive on straw-based bioethanol at the Climate Change ConferenceWhen the politicians are being transported all over Copenhagen during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December 2009, environmentally friendly fuel will be used.

09.06.2009DONG Energy employs new Senior Vice President for Energy MarketsOn September 1, 2009, Henrik Valgma, 37, will start his employment at DONG Energy as head of Portfolio Management and Trading in Energy Markets where he will be a member of the management board.

03.06.2009Inbicon sells second-generation bioethanol to StatoilStatoil in Denmark and Inbicon – DONG Energy’s technology company that develops technology in order to produce bioethanol – today signed a sales contract for the delivery of second-generation bioethanol to Statoil.

26.05.2009DONG Energy satisfied with “Copenhagen Call”The Copenhagen Call is an important step towards an ambitious, global climate treaty in December.

13.05.2009World’s largest offshore wind farm supplies first powerDONG Energy’s offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2 in the North Sea today supplied the first CO2-free power to the Danish national grid. The farm’s total of 91 wind turbines will be installed during the course of 2009, but the first wind turbines have ...

06.05.2009We are celebrating 25 years of Danish crude oil transportOn 21 May 1984, the first oil ran down the new pipeline from Gorm field in the Danish North Sea sector to the crude oil terminal in Fredericia. Ever since then, oil has been flowing from the North Sea to the terminal, where a significant part of the ...

23.04.2009London Array consortium welcomes Government move to increase support for offshore windThe companies behind London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, have welcomed the UK Government’s proposal to increase its incentives to build offshore wind farms.

21.04.2009Success at the DONG Energy Gas Release AuctionDONG Energy today successfully completed its fourth auction of 400 mill. m3 of natural gas

01.04.2009First Round 2-turbine installed at DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm projectDONG Energy is pleased to announce that the first turbine was installed Wednesday morning at the company’s Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm project in the Thames Estuary off the East coast of England.

20.03.2009First turbine installed at the world’s largest offshore wind farm - Horns Rev 2 in the North SeaThis Thursday, DONG Energy, Siemens and A2SEA installed the first turbine at the offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2 in the North Sea. When inaugurated later this year, it will be the world's biggest offshore wind farm.