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Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project

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The Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project is a phased development program in the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast, led by Danish energy company Orsted, that grew from an initial zone identified under the UK's Round 3 offshore wind leasing process. Hornsea One, completed in 2019 at 1,218 MW, was the world's first offshore wind farm to exceed 1,000 MW; Hornsea Two followed in 2022 at 1,320 MW, briefly the world's largest single operating offshore wind farm. Later phases, Hornsea Three and Four, extend the program's ambitions further, together representing one of the largest sustained offshore wind development efforts anywhere.

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Project Type
Wind Farm Project 1
Location
United Kingdom (North Sea, off Yorkshire) 1
Start Year
2012 1
Status
Built in phases; Hornsea One completed 2019, Hornsea Two completed 2022, Hornsea Three and Four in later stages of development 2
Scale
A multi-phase program targeting a combined capacity of more than 5,000 MW across all phases 2
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Offshore wind farm development project, North Sea, United Kingdom.

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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
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2. Power Technology
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Hornsea Project One is an offshore wind farm located off the Yorkshire coast, UK, within the Hornsea Zone in the southern North Sea.
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