Hornsea 2, located in the North Sea next to its sister project Hornsea 1, generates enough green energy to power over 1.4 million UK homes. As the world’s largest offshore wind farm, it covers an area of 462 square kilometres (178 square miles).
About the project
Hornsea 2 became fully operational in August 2022 and is our 12th wind farm in the UK. It is operated and maintained from our East Coast Hub in Grimsby which supports a workforce of over 600 people.
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The project covers an area of 462 square kilometres (178 square miles), equal to 31 times the size of Lake Windermere. The 165 Siemens Gamesa 8MW wind turbines deliver 20 percent more annual output than those used for Hornsea 1. One turbine rotation generates enough electricity to power a home for 24 hours.
Hornsea 2 location
The majority of blades were delivered from the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull. Each turbine blade is 81m long and the blade tip is more than 200m above sea level.
Approximately 380 km of export cables were installed on the project. This is equivalent to the distance between Grimsby and Amsterdam.
Read the blog: What does it take to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?
Approximately 380 km of export cables were installed on the project. This is equivalent to the distance between Grimsby and Amsterdam.
Read the blog: What does it take to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?
Images of Hornsea 2
Scroll to view images from our Hornsea 2 photography exhibition, Building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.
Download the event guidebook here.
Download the event guidebook here.
Hornsea 2 supporting communities
East Coast Community Benefit Fund
Our community grants help support local groups and organisations in the coastal regions where we construct and operate our offshore wind farms. Our three Community Benefit Funds — Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund, East Coast Community Fund and Walney Extension Community Fund — have so far awarded over £8 million to hundreds of local social and environmental projects along the East and West coasts.
The East Coast Community Fund is linked to the Hornsea projects and Racebank offshore wind farm and has £465,000 available to local organisations each year. Since the fund was launched in 2016, over £2 million has been awarded to 204 projects in coastal areas of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk.
Our funds are administered by independent grant-making charity GrantScape, with decision-making supported by local Advisory Groups made up of community specialists who benefit from a strong and deep understanding of the local community and environment.
We’re focused on engaging with communities
Here you can read our Hornsea 2 community newsletters published during project construction:
Hornsea 2 documents
Newsletters
Project summaries
