Hamburg, November 14, 2025
Luxcara has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Ørsted for their low-noise, jetting-based monopile installation technology platform called Osonic. It is intended to be used for offshore wind turbine foundation installation across Luxcara’s offshore wind portfolio in Germany. This preliminary agreement builds on Luxcara’s interest since 2022 in applying low-noise installation methods for European offshore wind projects and reinforces its focus on sustainable and efficient construction practices.
The installation method delivers a significant reduction in underwater noise, achieving levels just above the background noise of the German North Sea. It presents as a low-noise alternative to conventional pile-driving. The technology has been developed and matured by Ørsted over the past several years and was successfully deployed at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany, which entered into operation earlier this year. Osonic’s proven performance in the German North Sea under similar conditions and with comparable foundation sizes to Luxcara’s projects was a decisive factor in Luxcara’s decision to collaborate with Ørsted.
Holger Matthiesen, Director Offshore Wind & Green Hydrogen at Luxcara, says: “At Luxcara we pursue a responsible and sustainable offshore strategy, which has enabled us to succeed in tenders that prioritize qualitative criteria. Already in 2022, Luxcara started looking into different low-noise offshore installation methods. We are pleased to now deepen the collaboration with Ørsted and look forward to preparing the next steps for the implementation of their low-noise installation technology, which has already been successfully deployed in the German North Sea. Its proven performance under conditions comparable to our projects was a decisive factor for us to consider the innovative technology.”
Patrick Harnett, Executive Vice President and Chief Construction Officer at Ørsted, says: “By reaching an agreement with Luxcara, we’re taking Osonic from concept to commercial offering, which demonstrates Ørsted’s strong track record of innovation as well as Osonic’s potential. We’re seeing increased interest from offshore wind developers across European key markets, and with this first landmark agreement, we’re laying the groundwork for broader adoption.”
Ørsted is to license the technology and, under the preferred supplier agreement, will also act as an engineering, procurement, and construction consultant to Luxcara for the deployment of the technology.
About Osonic
- Osonic is a patent-pending jetting technology that reduces the soil’s resistance to penetration, enabling foundations to sink more quietly into the seabed with minimal impact on marine life. This allows for replacing conventional pile-driving.
- The implementation of the Osonic installation method at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 Offshore Wind Farm resulted in a substantial decrease in underwater noise levels relative to the most commonly used installation method. Noise levels were reduced to a level just marginally above the ambient noise found in the German Bight in the North Sea.
- In October 2025, Ørsted’s Osonic technology was awarded the prestigious German Sustainability Award in the product category. In its reasoning, the jury highlighted that this innovation “shows how the expansion of renewable energy and the protection of biodiversity can go hand in hand, setting new benchmarks as a potential standard for sustainable offshore wind projects worldwide.”
About Ørsted
Ørsted is a global leader in developing, constructing, and operating offshore wind farms, with a core focus on Europe. Backed by more than 30 years of experience in offshore wind, Ørsted has 10.2 GW of installed offshore capacity and 8.1 GW under construction. Ørsted’s total installed renewable energy capacity spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and North America exceeds 18 GW across a portfolio that also includes onshore wind, solar power, energy storage, bioenergy plants, and energy trading. Widely recognized as a global sustainability leader, Ørsted is guided by its vision of a world that runs entirely on green energy. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs approximately 8,000 people. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2024, the group's operating profit excluding new partnerships and cancellation fees was DKK 24.8 billion (EUR 3.3 billion).
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About Luxcara
Luxcara is an independent asset manager offering equity and debt investment opportunities to international investors in the global energy transition market. The Hamburg-based company acquires, structures, finances and operates new generation infrastructure projects with a long-term, buy-build-operate approach for the clean energy transition. Luxcara’s longstanding focus on unsubsidized markets has made the company one of Europe’s most prominent investors in projects with long-term power purchase agreements. The company’s portfolio includes clean energy infrastructure across Europe. Their track record, dating back to 2009, makes Luxcara one of the continent’s most experienced asset managers for clean energy investments.
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Media contact Luxcara
Lisa Zillessen
Manager Marketing & Communications
E-Mail: press@luxcara.com
Media contact Ørsted
Michael Korsgaard
Telephone: +45 99 55 94 25
E-Mail: mikon@orsted.com
Photo (c) Ørsted
