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Ørsted

Ørsted is a Danish energy company, formerly DONG Energy, that develops, builds and operates offshore wind farms and other renewable energy assets.

227 claims collected, 88 researched, 29 resolved. Report of 10 October 2026, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d.

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Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    84 73 93

    Medium confidence, 16 factual claims resolved. From 8 documents, 2014 to 2026; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 12 unresolvable, 7 checkable only against their own records.

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  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    46 27 65

    Low confidence, 7 predictions resolved. From 3 documents, 2014 to 2018; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 5 unresolvable. 9 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

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  • Promises

    Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

    60 40 79

    Low confidence, 6 promises resolved. From 4 documents, 2017 to 2021; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 9 unresolvable, 16 not yet due, 1 checkable only against their own records.

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All types combined: 70 (likely 61 to 78, medium confidence), from 29 claims: 16 factual claims, 7 predictions, 6 promises. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Ørsted's claims

6 claims

6 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Mostly true Promise 2 Jun 2021 Ørsted announced on 2 June 2021, with immediate effect, a ban on landfilling of wind turbine blades. Promise · 2 Jun 2021 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise 9 Sep 2020 Henrik Poulsen will remain in office as Ørsted CEO until 31 December 2020. Promise · 9 Sep 2020 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise 9 Sep 2020 Mads Nipper will take office as Ørsted CEO on 1 January 2021. Promise · 9 Sep 2020 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise Feb 2018 Ørsted's future guidance will only include the effect from existing offshore wind partnership agreements. Promise · Feb 2018 Their own work or organisation
Resolved false Promise 2017 DONG Energy will stop using coal altogether at its power plants from 2023. Promise · 2017 Their own work or organisation
Delivered on time Promise 2017 DONG Energy's target is that 60% of the biomass it buys during 2017 will be certified as sustainable. Promise · 2017 Their own work or organisation
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Ørsted

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Promise Their own work or organisation

“we are today, with immediate effect, announcing a ban on the landfilling of wind turbine blades.”

Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted 2 June 2021 Ørsted accelerates growth to realise its full potential as a global green energy major (GlobeNewswire (Ørsted))

Ørsted announced on 2 June 2021, with immediate effect, a ban on landfilling of wind turbine blades.

Mostly true True in substance, wrong in a detail.

The second judge would not resolve this claim; the verdict shown is the first judge's.

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

What would count as true or false

True: Ørsted put in place, with effect from 2 June 2021, a commitment or policy not to landfill wind turbine blades (to reuse, recycle or recover decommissioned blades instead), and later evidence shows no Ørsted blades landfilled after that date. Mostly true: the ban was adopted as stated, with a minor difference in detail such as scope wording or a short implementation delay. Mixed: the ban was announced, but it applies only to part of the blade fleet, or there are isolated documented exceptions. Mostly false: the ban was announced only as a future intention rather than with immediate effect. False: positive evidence shows that no such policy was adopted, that it was withdrawn, or that Ørsted landfilled blades after 2 June 2021.

Evidence

  1. Ørsted Vows Not to Use Wind Turbine Blade Landfilling offshorewind.biz · 3 June 2021
    “Ørsted has announced a ban on the landfilling of wind turbine blades and has committed to either reuse, recycle, or recover 100 per cent of the blades coming from repowering or end-of-design-life decommissioning of its offshore and onshore wind farms .”
  2. ESG performance report 2022 Ørsted Own record
    “Wind turbine blades taken down and directed as waste to landfill”
  3. Ørsted ESG performance report 2021 Ørsted Own record
    “Our new waste target is to not landfill any wind turbine blades from our offshore and onshore wind farms in operation and upon decommissioning, effective from 2021.”
  4. Ørsted to recover, reuse or recycle wind turbine blades CompositesWorld
    “Ørsted A/S (Fredericia, Denmark), the world’s largest offshore wind farm developer, reported on June 3 that it would “reuse, recycle or recover” all turbine blades in its worldwide portfolio of wind farms once they’re decommissioned.”

Reasoning

Independent trade outlets (E1, E4) report that Ørsted announced a ban on landfilling wind turbine blades, committing to reuse, recycle or recover all decommissioned blades, with temporary storage if recycling takes longer than expected. Ørsted's 2021 ESG report (E3) records a target effective from 2021, consistent with the announcement. The full 'true' standard requires later evidence that no blades were landfilled, which cannot be confirmed as of the judging date. Ørsted's 2022 report (E2) may show one blade landfilled in 2022, but its column alignment is inferred and it falls after the judging date.

Cite this claim

Ørsted, “Ørsted announced on 2 June 2021, with immediate effect, a ban on landfilling of wind turbine blades.” (said 2 June 2021). Verdict: mostly true. Reliability API, claim c_c78b3423a933, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_c78b3423a933

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