Welcome to Ørsted Innovation

Our goal is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy through continued, rapid, and collaborative innovation.

As a pioneer in renewable energy, we are harnessing innovation to build the renewable energy system of the future.

To drive impactful and lasting innovation, we must continue to collaborate with cutting-edge companies, research entities, and start-ups within renewable energy and related sectors.

Explore the partnership opportunities below and find out how your idea can contribute towards the renewable energy transition.

Research & Development

Ørsted R&D fosters a collaborative environment for projects that aim to shape the future of green energy through research and technology development.

To drive sustainable progress, we always welcome collaboration proposals within R&D and knowledge generation, as well as proposals seeking public funding. If you have an idea for a R&D project that you would like Ørsted to participate in, please submit your proposal in the form below!

Examples of projects to be submitted through this form include Research Consortiums, Joint Industry Projects, Ph-Ds and more.

Explore some of our latest collaborative projects

InterOPERA

The “Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids” (InterOPERA) project, funded by Horizon Europe unites 21 European partners to make future HVDC systems mutually compatible and interoperable by design, to improve the grid forming capabilities of offshore and onshore converters and pave the way for the first HVDC multi-terminal, multi-vendor, multi-purpose real-life projects in Europe.

Read about InterOPERA

DecomBlades

A three-year project providing the basis for commercialization of sustainable recycling of wind turbine blades. The project’s vision is to establish functional, sustainable value chains to handle end of life wind turbine blades from decommissioning, to re-processing and recycling in new applications.

Read about DecomBlades

DanQ

The project will establish the largest quantum computer in Denmark to explore the possibilities and limitations of the technology. Dispatch optimization in future energy systems will be tested as one of the modeling challenges that are currently limited by conventional computing capacities.

Read about DanQ

Open Innovation

Ørsted Open Innovation is a team focused on fostering collaboration with external innovation ecosystems around the globe.

We offer tailor-made support to accelerate innovation journeys, providing access to a global network of internal and external experts in green energy, diverse green energy assets (onshore wind, solar, storage, green fuel facilities, and the world’s largest fleet of offshore wind farms), extensive data resources, capital for co-financing and investment, and a track record of adopting cutting-edge innovations globally.

Open Innovation also operates Innovation Hubs in various locations including the US, UK, Ireland and The Netherlands, ) serving as open spaces for collaboration with innovators and strengthening local engagement with external innovation ecosystems.

From accelerating up-and-coming green businesses to funding pilot projects, here are some recent examples of our work.

Get in touch with the Open innovation team here.

Ørsted Propel

In 2023, Ørsted launched a four-month open innovation programme with Rockstart – a leading early stage VC-accelerator – to accelerate startups with the potential to revolutionize the energy sector as part of Ørsted’s new Innovation Hub in the Netherlands. Through this development, there’s potential to develop pilot projects, funding opportunities, and other long-term engagements with Ørsted.

Read about Ørsted propel

Prosperity Partnership

The Prosperity Partnerships scheme is designed to support co-investments in strategic partnerships between businesses and key universities, leveraging shared research challenges and complementary capabilities. This initiative aims to foster excellent research with real-world impact, addressing national and international priorities.

Read about the partnership

Future Energy Storage Studio

The Future Energy Storage Studio will engage entrepreneurs, engineers, inventors, and corporate partners, beginning with Ørsted, to test and iterate innovative solutions to critical challenges across the renewable energy value chain.

Read about Future Energy Storage Studio

Ørsted Ventures

Ørsted Ventures is an early stage, patient capital fund designed to help the next generation of climate entrepreneurs on their journey to advance a green energy future.

We want to partner with talented founders, entrepreneurs and digital disruptors to accelerate the discovery, adoption and rollout of solutions to the climate crisis, from flexibility solutions to offtake and industry enablement.

Get in touch with Ørsted Ventures using the form below.

Crux Climate

Crux is an efficient finance ecosystem for the energy transition, catering to developers, tax credit buyers, and financial institutions. Their platform facilitates the transaction and management of transferable tax credits, offering tools to streamline transactions, simplify price discovery, and manage compliance. The company's network connects counterparties in the industry, reduces risk, and helps maximize the value of tax credits.

Read about Crux Climate

Amperon

Amperon is a company that provides next-generation analytics for the energy transition, offering demand forecasts and data-driven insights to optimize energy market operations. Their innovative modeling approaches and precise forecasts help organizations make better-informed decisions, optimize their portfolios, and navigate extreme weather events. Amperon's technology has been praised for its ability to support supply and demand response assets, virtual power plants, and trading desks, contributing to a more sustainable and reliable energy future.

Read about Amperon

Spoor

Spoor is a Norwegian ‘deeptech’ start-up which has built a specially designed artificial intelligence (AI) system to monitor and track birdlife at offshore windfarms. By working with Spoor, Ørsted will continue to improve its understanding of how birds behave while travelling in the vicinity ofits wind farms.

Read about Spoor

Student Activities

We believe in promoting practical learning experiences for students through internships, thesis projects, and collaborative ventures.

Student activities at Ørsted provides opportunities for students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, gaining valuable skills and insights.

Collaboration examples include thesis (BSc, MSc), internships, project collaboration and more.

Get in touch by using the form below.

Innovation is key to creating a world that runs entirely on green energy

To achieve a future where 100% of the global energy supply comes from renewable sources, we must radically transform the global energy system. This includes deploying existing solutions rapidly while investing in innovative technologies that can help accelerate the net-zero transition. At Ørsted, we are harnessing innovation to build the global energy system of the future.

Watch the video to learn more.

Fill in your request

All requests will be thoroughly considered, and you can anticipate a thoughtful response within approximately 20 working days. Regrettably, we are unable to expedite responses beyond this timeframe. Should your proposals involve technologies or products already commercially available or not necessitating further development, we kindly direct you to our Procurement team using the supplier registration form. Your cooperation is pivotal in propelling the future of sustainable energy solutions.

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