The world’s biggest offshore wind developer of large scale projects, Danish Orsted, is taking the necessary next step of moving to carbon-neutrality over the next 5 years in both its own operations and that of its suppliers.
To achieve this, the company is replacing coal-fired electricity with a new 20 gigawatts on and offshore wind installation and asking that its suppliers use 100% renewable electricity to build their components such as wind turbines, cables, foundations and components. In addition, they will be asked to optimize their current shipping fleet by powering vessels with renewable energy.
In the process, Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas announced that it is adopting a “circular economy approach” in the design, production, service and end-of-life parts that aims to create zero waste from its operations.
This is a massive paradigm shift now underway globally–full of challenge and opportunity.
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