Hornsea 2 (Wind Farm)

2022: Full Power Plant Launch

On August 31, 2022, Orsted announced that the world's largest wind farm, Hornsea 2, was fully operational. This happened less than a year after she began producing the first energy, but in a limited amount.

According to Orsted, the wind farm is located next to Hornsea 1, which together can provide electricity to 2.5 million homes and make a significant contribution to the UK Government's ambitious goal of putting 50 GW of offshore wind power into operation by 2030.

World's largest wind farm launched

{{quote 'The UK is indeed a world leader in offshore wind development and the completion of Hornsea 2 is a huge milestone for the offshore wind industry, not just in the UK but around the world. Current global developments have highlighted more than ever the importance of landmark renewable power projects like Hornsea 2, which help the UK improve the reliability and sustainability of energy supply and reduce consumer costs by reducing reliance on expensive fossil fuels, said Duncan Clark, head of the UK region at Orsted. }} {{quote'Hornsea 2 will not only provide low-cost, clean energy to millions of homes in the UK, it will provide thousands of highly skilled jobs and billions of pounds of investment in the UK offshore wind supply chain. We look forward to working with government and industry colleagues to further accelerate the adoption of offshore wind power for the benefit of homes and businesses across the country, he added. }} The Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm combines 165 wind turbines providing 1.3 GW of renewable electricity and covers an area of ​ ​ 462 km ². One revolution of the windmill blade is able to provide energy to the average British house for 24 hours. The 390km of submarine cable lines that power generated at Hornsea 2 comes ashore at Horseshoe Point in Lincolnshire^[1]

2021: Energy production begins

On December 18, 2021, the Danish energy company Orsted announced that the world's largest offshore wind farm produced the first electricity. The company claims that the construction will provide electricity to more than 1.3 million houses. The structure is located in waters about 89 km off the east coast of Great Britain.

The Hornsea 2 project bears the title of the world's largest operating offshore wind farm, and the construction will be fully commissioned in 2022. The 15 megawatt Hornsea 2 will have a height of 280 meters and a blade span of 115.5 meters. The giant wind turbine is expected to generate 80 GVt⋅ch a year. This is enough to feed about 20 thousand households. The creation of new wind farms using larger turbines means fewer wind installations will be required to generate a certain amount of energy. As a result, maintenance and operation costs will decrease.

World's largest offshore wind farm launched

From here you can see the finish line when we install the remaining turbines and continue testing, commissioning and supplying energy to our wind farm in 2022. Denmark continues to lead the offshore wind industry. At the same time, 30% of the country's electricity already comes from renewable sources, "said Patrick Harnett, senior director of the Hornsea 2 program.

In March 2021, Denmark's energy, interior and trade ministries said they wanted to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, a move hoped to create thousands of jobs and free up billions of dollars in investment. Denmark was one of the first players in wind power, installing its first wind turbine in 1979, and after that created large offshore wind farms in 2002, 2009, 2019.^[2]

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