Ørsted and Hitachi Energy extend framework agreement for offshore wind farms

Hitachi Energy and Ørsted extend their long-standing collaboration for offshore wind farms for three more years by extending a framework agreement to support Ørsted’s global offshore wind farms. Ørsted’s portfolio includes the 1.5GW Skåne Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden, subject to award to Ørsted. The agreement builds on a long-standing collaboration and reflects Ørsted’s and Hitachi Energy’s commitment to accelerating the energy transition in Sweden, at scale and with speed.

At a visit to Hitachi Energy’s factory in Ludvika in Sweden, Ørsted’s country head of Sweden, Sebastian Hald Buhl, and Hitachi Energy’s Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Johan Söderström, along with Country Managing Director, Tobias Hansson, announced that the existing framework agreement between the companies is being extended for three years to continue supplying parts to Ørsted’s global portfolio of offshore wind projects, including Skåne Offshore Wind Farm, subject to agreement. 

This extension of the framework agreement builds on Ørsted’s close relationship with Hitachi Energy as a global technology leader and the key partner to the offshore wind industry. For a decade now, Hitachi Energy has supplied several orders from Ørsted, including a substantial contract for the entire transmission system for Hornsea 3 in the UK, the world’s largest offshore wind farm. 

The Skåne Offshore Wind Farm will be developed 22-kilometers (km) south of Ystad and Trelleborg in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The wind farm’s installed capacity will be 1.5 GW, with an annual production of 7-terrawatt hours (TWh). The electricity will be able to cover half of Skåne’s demand.

Hitachi Energy delivered transmission equipment to Ørsted’s Hornsea 1 and Hornsea 2 offshore wind farms in the UK. Both broke the world record as the largest offshore wind farm. Ørsted is developing the world’s single largest offshore wind farm Hornsea 3 (2,800 MW), where Hitachi Energy is supplying from Ludvika among other locations in Europe and globally.

The long-term collaboration between Ørsted and Hitachi Energy also encompasses the provision of Hitachi Energy’s offerings like transformers, high-voltage switchgear, and power quality systems, along with digital innovations including energy market management and automation and communication systems.