Hornsea Wind Farm
Hornsea Wind Farm is a Round 3 wind farm which began construction in 2018. Sited in the North Sea 120 km (75 mi) off the east coast of England, the eventual wind farm group is planned to have a total capacity of up to 6 gigawatt (GW).
| Hornsea Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
| Country | England, United Kingdom (offshore) |
| Location | North Sea |
| Coordinates | 53°53′06″N 1°47′28″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2020 (Hornsea One) 2022 (Hornsea Two) |
| Owner(s) | Ørsted |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Offshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 174 × 7 MW (One) 165 × 8.4 MW (Two) |
| Make and model | Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 (One) Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD (Two) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1218 MW (One) 1386 MW (Two) |
| External links | |
| Website | hornseaproject3 |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The development has been split into a number of subzones. The 1.2 GW Project 1 gained planning consent in 2014. Construction of Hornsea One started in January 2018, and the first turbines began supplying power to the UK national electricity grid in February 2019. The turbines were all installed by October 2019 and the equipment fully commissioned in December 2019. With a capacity of 1,218 MW, it was the largest in the world on its completion.
A second 1.4 GW Project 2 was given planning consent in 2016. First power was achieved in December 2021, and it became fully operational in August 2022 overtaking Hornsea One as the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
In 2016 a third subzone was split into two projects Hornsea 3 and 4, with approximate capacities of 1–2 GW and 1 GW, increasing the capacity of the developed project to a maximum of 6 GW.
In July 2023, British government officials gave the final approval for Hornsea Four, the fourth phase of the wind project. Hornsea Four is expected to generate 2.6GW, have 180 giant wind turbines, and has the capability to generate enough renewable energy to power 1 million homes in Britain.