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Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Wind Facility

An offshore wind farm in the North Sea about 89 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast of England, fully operational in 2022 at about 1,320 megawatts, at which point it was the largest operating offshore wind farm in the world. It stands in a growing cluster of Hornsea projects that mark how far offshore wind scaled in a single decade.

Facts
Facility Type
Offshore wind farm 1
Location
North Sea, off Yorkshire, United Kingdom 1
Capacity (MW)
1320 1
Commissioned Year
2022 1
Classification
Status
Operational 1
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Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
  • Operating status, entity description
    fully operational in 2022 at about 1,320 megawatts, at which point it was the largest operating offshore wind farm in the world.
  • Uses Source: Wind Power
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