Our offshore wind farms

Facts
Overall capacity	258MW
Number of turbines	32
Commercial Operation	2017
Location	Burbo Flats off Liverpool Bay
Ownership	50% Ørsted, 25% PKA, 25% KIRKBI A/S
Project Summary	Burbo Bank Extension project summary

Facts
Overall capacity	170MW
Number of turbines	48
Commercial Operation	2013
Location	7km south-east of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Ownership	Ørsted 50.1%, JERA 24.95%, DBJ 24.95%
Project Summary	Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm project summary

Hornsea One is the  largest offshore wind farm in the world and produces enough energy to power well over one million homes.

With a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts (GW), Hornsea One is the world's first offshore wind farm to exceed 1 GW in capacity.

Located off the Yorkshire coast, Hornsea One spans a huge area of approximately 407 square kilometres, which is over five times the size of the city of Hull.

The offshore wind farm has 174  wind turbines of 7 megawatts (MW). Each one is 190 metres tall – larger than the Gherkin building in London.

Learn more about Hornsea One

View the Hornsea One project summary

Facts
Overall capacity	270MW
Number of turbines	75
Commercial Operation	2012
Location	8km off the east coast, near Skegness in Lincolnshire
Ownership	Ørsted 25%, UK Green Investment Lyle Limited 31%, Lyle JV Holdings Limited 44%
Project Summary	Lincs Offshore Wind Farm project summary

Facts
Overall capacity	630MW
Number of turbines	175
Commercial Operation	2012
Location	20km off the East coast in Thames Estuary
Ownership	25% Ørsted 30% RWE 25% La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec 20% Masdar,
Project Summary	London Array Offshore Wind Farm project summary

Race Bank produces enough electricity to power over 500,000 UK homes

Facts
Overall capacity	573MW
Number of turbines	91
Commercial operation	2018
Location	17 miles off Blakeney Point on the North Norfolk coast and 17 miles off the Lincolnshire coast at Chapel St Leonards
Ownership	Ørsted (50%), Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (25%), Macquarie Capital (12.5%) and Sumitomo  Corporation (12.5%)
Project summary	Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm project summary

 

Facts
Overall capacity	367MW
Number of turbines	102
Commercial Operation	2012
Location	15km from coastline of Walney Island
Ownership	Ørsted 50.1%, PGGM 24.8% and Greencoat 25.1%
Project Summary	Walney Offshore Wind Farm project summary

Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm is located approximately 19km west of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, off the North-West coast of England. 

 

Situated next to the existing Walney and West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farms, Walney Extension is made up of 87 turbines and has a total capacity of 659 MW.

 

The project was inaugurated on the 6 September 2018 and is now generating clean electricity for nearly 600,000 homes.

 

View the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm project summary

Facts
Overall capacity	389MW
Number of turbines	108
Commercial Operation	2014
Location	14km from Walney Island, Cumbria
Ownership	50% Ørsted, 50% Scottish Power Renewables
Project Summary	View the West of Duddon Sands project summary

Facts
Overall capacity	210MW
Number of turbines	35
Commercial Operation	2015
Location	8km off the Yorkshire Coast, north of Hull
Ownership	Ørsted 50%, MEIFS 25%, USS 9.4%, Stepstone 3.10%
Project Summary	View the Westermost Rough project summary

Hornsea Two was granted consent by the Secretary of State for Energy on the 16th August 2016. The project is located approximately 89km off the Yorkshire coast. When complete in 2022, it will be able to meet the electricity needs of up to 1.3 million homes per year, and bring low carbon power to the UK and the opportunity for economic growth in the Humber region.

 

The project will make an important contribution towards the UK goal for renewable electricity generation and to achieve the UK's energy security and carbon reduction objectives. Hornsea Two is the continuation of our strong commitment to the UK and further investment into the UK offshore wind pipeline.

On 11 September 2017, we were awarded a contract to build Hornsea Two and offshore construction began in 2020.

Learn more about the project

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Hornsea Three will be located in the North Sea, approximately 121 km off the Norfolk coast and 160 km off the Yorkshire coast.

The wind farm will be capable of generating at least 2,400 MW of green electricity, enough to meet the average daily needs of well over 2 million homes.

On 31 December 2020, The Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy granted consent for the Hornsea Three offshore wind farm.

Learn more about the project background, progress and details of the proposed area.

 

Hornsea Four is an offshore wind farm which Ørsted is proposing to develop in the North Sea, approximately 65km off the Yorkshire Coast.

In August 2015, we acquired the rights to develop the Hornsea zone from SMart Wind Ltd, who were originally awarded the zone in The Crown Estate Round 3 bid process.

To date, Hornsea One is in operation, Hornsea Two is currently under construction and Hornsea Three received consent from the The Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the 31 December 2020.

We are now exploring the potential to develop a fourth project in the zone, Hornsea Four. The Project is currently in the pre-application process where thorough consultation on the project plans and proposals will take place in parallel with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, resulting in an application for a DCO.

 

It is important to note that the Project is still at an early stage in the development process and is considering the options available to it. The planning process it is required to follow to apply for a DCO is a complex and thorough one (stipulated by the 2008 Planning Act, as the Project will be a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and capable of generating enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of UK homes).

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We are investigating an area in the Territorial Seas of the Isle of Man, to the east of the island. The project is at an early stage of development, and as such its final layout and size are not known. Subject to our investigations, and the outcome of future consenting processes, the windfarm could generate up to 700 megawatts (MW) of electricity. While the number of wind turbine generators and their sizes are not yet know, it will be considered during the planning and consenting process.

 

About the project

Ørsted was awarded "Preferred Bidder" status in November 2014, following a tender process conducted by the Isle of Man Government earlier in the year.

Ørsted has now signed an Agreement for Lease (AfL) with the Isle of Man Government.  This AfL gives Ørsted the right to investigate an agreed area within the Isle of Man Territorial Seas, located approximately 6-12 nautical miles off the east coast of the island, to determine its suitability for an offshore wind farm.

It will take a number of years to complete these investigations, after which there will be an option to execute a lease with the Isle of Man Government for the seabed over the lifetime of the wind farm, if conditions are suitable.

Planning Consent will be needed before a lease is signed with the Isle of Man Government and if conditions are not suitable for an offshore wind farm Ørsted will hand the site back to the Isle of Man Government.

Subject to the specific findings of the investigations throughout the development stage, construction activities would be likely to take place post-2020.

Project Description

The site under investigation for the proposed wind farm is located within the Territorial Seas of the Isle of Man, to the east of the island.

The project is at an early stage of development, and as such its final layout and size are not known.  It is important to note that the final size of the windfarm will be less than the area currently earmarked by the AfL for investigation.

Subject to our investigations, and the outcome of future consenting processes, the proposed windfarm could generate up to 700 megawatts (MW) of electricity.  The number of wind turbine generators, and their likely size, is not yet known, but will be considered during the planning and consenting processes.

Environmental Assessment

Ørsted will be producing an Environmental Statement to support the applications for  Marine Infrastructure Licence and other consents needed for the export cable installation outside of Isle of Man waters.  Work has started on the production of an EIA Scoping Report for the potential offshore works.

Other information

• Ørsted awarded Preferred bidder status
• Signed an Agreement for lease November 2015
• Now investigating territory 6-12 miles off the east coast of the Isle of Man
• Pending investigation, any potential wind farm could be up to approximately 700MW