At a recent industry forum in Denmark, Rasmus Errboe, CEO of global offshore wind leader Ørsted, issued a fresh public denial, clarifying that the company has no concrete plans to purchase Chinese wind turbines at present and calming widespread market speculation.

His remarks directly refuted an industry rumour published by Danish newspaper Berlingske back in January. The earlier report claimed Ørsted had launched a review codenamed "Project Dragon" to assess Chinese turbine products with procurement slated for 2026 to 2028.

In fact, Errboe already made a public clarification on 6 May, stating that none of Ørsted’s operational wind farms use Chinese turbines, and there are no procurement plans for its pipeline development projects. Compared with its more open stance at the start of the year that no suppliers would be ruled out, the company’s position has clearly tightened and turned more cautious.

During the forum, journalists again asked Errboe whether Ørsted intended to source turbines from Chinese manufacturers, who have overtaken established European players in global market share. Errboe acknowledged that offshore wind is a global industry reliant on worldwide supply chains for cables, steel structures and other hardware, with Europe as the birthplace and core manufacturing base of wind power. He then drew a clear line, stating none of the company’s projects currently under design or pre-development stage plan to deploy Chinese turbines in the near term.

When pressed whether Ørsted would permanently rule out Chinese turbines, Errboe replied: “We do not anticipate such purchases at this stage, but we will keep monitoring developments.” He further explained that as an industry leader whose total installed capacity equals the combined volume of the world’s second and third largest offshore wind operators, Ørsted must track global technological progress and keep an eye on advances within China’s wind power sector.

Whether European energy firms will adopt Chinese wind turbines has become a hotly debated topic across the industry. Many forum attendees shared the same view that European domestic manufacturers should receive priority support, while restricting access for Chinese equipment. Ørsted’s second public denial not only dispels market speculation about near-term Chinese turbine purchases, but also reflects substantial barriers still facing Chinese turbines seeking entry into Europe’s offshore wind market.