Hornsea One

Learn more about four offshore wind farm sites off the UK's East Coast. The Hornsea Projects are four record-breaking offshore wind farms which Ørsted are operating, constructing and developing off the East Coast in the North Sea. These wind farms are a new generation of offshore power stations; further from the coastline than ever before, and at a... scale which is a step-change in size from current wind farms. In 2020, Hornsea One became commercially operational and is now the largest offshore wind farm in the world! It is double the size of the previous record holder, Walney Extension and can power well over one million UK homes. Hornsea Two , which will be built at the lowest ever contract price for offshore wind in the UK, and when complete in 2022 will overtake Hornsea One as the worlds biggest offshore wind farm, powering well over 1.3 million UK homes. We are proposing to develop two more offshore wind farms, adjacent to these projects, and even bigger still! Planning is well underway for Hornsea Three , which will be capable of generating enough power to meet the average daily needs of well over 2 million homes. We are also exploring the potential to develop a fourth project, Hornsea Four , which is currently in the East Coast Community Benefit Funds have been established to ensure local communities directly benefit from our wind farms along the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North Norfolk coasts. Each year, around £390,000 will be made available to support a wide range of community & environmental projects. An additional £75,000 is ring-fenced for a Skills Fund, helping to deliver Science, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related education that will enhance skills and deliver employment opportunities across the region.Read More