Facts
- 12 operational offshore wind farms
- 2 in development (Hornsea 4 and Mooir Vannin)
- Total capacity, 5.6 GW
- Enough to power almost 6 million UK homes
- Our wind farms generate over 7% of the UK’s electricity
The UK is a global leader in the offshore wind industry, building on strong political support and the government’s ambitious target of 50 GW of offshore wind in operation by 2030. Within this supportive policy environment, the UK has become a core market for Ørsted.
We currently operate 12 offshore wind farms in the UK. With a total capacity of 5.7 GW, our wind farms generate enough green energy to power almost 6 million UK homes a year.
We’ve also broken our own records for the world’s largest offshore wind farm several times over right here off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea – first with Hornsea 1 (1.2 GW) and then with Hornsea 2 (1.3 GW). We’re now working on our third gigawatt-scale project in the Hornsea zone.
We’re currently building Hornsea 3 which will be the world’s single largest offshore wind farm with a capacity of 2.9 GW upon its expected completion around the end of 2027. It will generate enough low-cost, renewable electricity to power more than 3 million UK homes.
The Hornsea zone may also include Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 project.
Our multi-billion-pound investment in these projects will benefit both the local and national UK economy through supply chain investment and jobs.
