Ørsted (company)
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Ørsted A/S (formerly DONG Energy) is a Danish multinational energy company. Headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark, Ørsted is the largest energy company in Denmark. The company adopted its current name on 6 November 2017. It was previously known as DONG.
Company type | Aktieselskab |
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Nasdaq Copenhagen: ORSTED | |
ISIN | DK0060094928 |
Industry | Electricity generation |
Predecessor | Dansk Naturgas A/S Elsam Energi E2 NESA Københavns Energi Frederiksberg Forsyning |
Founded | 14 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-14) (as DONG Energy) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mads Nipper (CEO)[1] Thomas Thune Andersen (Chairman) |
Products | Electricity |
Revenue | 79.26 billion kr. (2023)[2] |
−17.8 billion kr. (2023)[2] | |
−20.2 billion kr. (2023)[2] | |
Total assets | 281.1 billion kr. (2023)[2] |
Total equity | 77.79 billion kr. (2023)[2] |
Number of employees | 8,905 (FTE, end 2023)[2] |
Website | orsted |
As of January 2022, the company is the world's largest developer of offshore wind power by number of built offshore wind farms.[3] Ørsted developed approximately 30% of the global offshore wind power installed capacity, excluding mainland China.[4] Globally, Ørsted produces 90% of its energy from renewable sources, and has an objective of exceeding 95% by 2023 and 99% by 2025.[4] The company has a goal of net zero generation by 2025 and no carbon emissions by 2040.[5]