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01 Sep 20221 minute read

World’s largest offshore wind farm begins operation

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World’s largest offshore wind farm begins operation

Hornsea 2, the world’s largest offshore windfarm, located off the Yorkshire coast, has entered full operation.

The windfarm can provide up to 1.3GW of power, or enough to provide 1.4 million UK homes a year with electricity. Paired with the neighbouring Hornsea 1 windfarm, both sites can power up to 2.5 million homes.

The windfarm is set to grow even larger in the near future, with developer Ørsted planning Hornsea 3 – an expansion of 2.8GW. 

"This project has been an amazing endeavour," said Patrick Harnett, vice president for the UK programme at Ørsted to BusinessGreen. "To build the world's largest offshore windfarm during a global pandemic has been a challenge that the team have overcome with flying colours. I am so proud of how our team has worked together to safely deliver this remarkable project."

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