Ørsted hires explosives specialist to look for bombs

The Danish energy company has teamed up with a British company to check selected projects for old undetonated mines and explosives.
Photo: Dong Energy
Photo: Dong Energy

It is probably not a good idea to construct an offshore wind farm on top of a mine or another type of undetonated explosive. For this reason, Ørsted has now hired British firm Ordtek to conduct surveys in the US and Taiwan, reports Windpower.

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