The board of directors at DONG Energy confirmed a positive Final Investment Decision for Hornsea One offshore windfarm off the coast of Grimsby in Northern England, February 3.
Located 75 miles off the Yorkshire coast and capable of powering over one million UK homes with a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts, Hornsea One will be – by a considerable margin – the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
A new Siemens blade factory in Hull, UK due to be built by the end of this year, will support the project, boosting a Northern and UK wide supply chain.
Hornsea was granted a Final Investment Decision Enabling contract (Contract for Difference) by the UK Government in April 2014 and will receive a fixed tariff for the first 15 years of production. The wind farm is expected to be fully commissioned in 2020.
UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said:
Hornsea is located 120km off the Yorkshire coast and covers approximately 407 square kilometers. DONG Energy has chosen the Siemens 7.0MW wind turbine for Hornsea. DONG Energy is the sole owner of Hornsea after acquiring the 66.66% ownership share from Smart Wind in February 2015. DONG Energy also have the project rights to the Hornsea Project Two and Three, which have the potential of further 3 GW offshore wind power capacity in total.