Hornsea wind farm

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Other names: Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord (Phase 1), Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm (Phase 3), Hornsea Project Two - Breesea And Optimus Wind (Phase 2), Hornsea 3 (Phase 3), Hornsea Two (Phase 2), Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea (Phase 2), Hornsea Project Two Offshore Wind Farm (Phase 2), Hornsea Project One North Sea (Phase 1)

Hornsea wind farm is an operating wind farm in England, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Hornsea wind farm

Phase name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Type	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	2019	1218 MW	Offshore hard mount	Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC [6%]; Global Infrastructure Partners [37%]; GLIL Infrastructure [6%]; Ørsted A/S [50%]	Ørsted
2	Operating	2022	1320 MW	Offshore hard mount	AXA IM Alts [25%]; Crédit Agricole Assurances [25%]; Ørsted A/S [50%]	Ørsted
3	Pre-construction	–	2400 MW	Offshore hard mount	Ørsted A/S [100%]	Ørsted
4	Pre-construction	–	2600 MW	Offshore hard mount	Ørsted A/S [100%]	Ørsted

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Hornsea wind farm

Phase Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	England, United Kingdom	53.6815, 1.4207 (exact)
2	England, United Kingdom	53.9600, 1.5400 (exact)
3	England, United Kingdom	53.6815, 1.4207 (exact)
4	England, United Kingdom	53.6815, 1.4207 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the wind farm phases:

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