521 results found for 'Hornsea Two'

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  • Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Jackets Start Taking Shape

    22 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Heerema has commenced the construction of offshore substation jackets for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 wind farm in the UK, kicking off with a steel-cutting ceremony. On 20 August, the company held the first steel-cutting ceremony for the jackets at Heerema Vlissingen in the Netherlands. Ørsted, the developer of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project, […]

  • NKT Bags EUR 145 Million Deal for Hornsea Project Two

    4 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded NKT with a contract worth over EUR 145 million, under which NKT will supply more than 190 kilometres of 220kV high-voltage AC XLPE offshore export cable system for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines to Spin on Ørsted’s Giant Offshore Wind Farm

    14 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the exclusive supplier of wind turbines for the 1.4GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm.

  • Hornsea 3 Offshore Converter Station Topside Arrives in Norway for Final Outfitting

    18 June 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two offshore converter station topsides for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm has arrived in Haugesund, Norway. The converter station topside began its journey from Thailand to Norway in April 2025, where it will undergo final outfitting and commissioning. The platform is scheduled for offshore installation next year. Aibel and Hitachi Energy […]

  • Hornsea Project 2 Moves Through the System

    30 March 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    On 16 March, the UK Planning Inspectorate (PINS) submitted a recommendation report on Hornsea Project Two to Energy Secretary Amber Rudd, who requested comments from Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) yesterday. After receiving findings and conclusions on the application from the PINS, the Energy Secretary has three months to make a decision on the application. Since […]

  • Cadeler Takes Delivery of Wind Ally, Set for First Mission at 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 Project in UK

    25 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Cadeler has taken delivery of its first A-class vessel, Wind Ally, which will begin operations installing foundations at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea following mobilisation. The new vessel has been under construction for two years at the Cosco shipyard in Qidong, China. It has been delivered ahead of schedule […]

  • Ørsted Assembles Air & Sea Fleet for Hornsea 3 Offshore Construction

    27 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Ørsted has finalised contracts for vessels and helicopters that will support the construction of the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. A newbuild service operation vessel (SOV), Esvagt James Blythe, currently under construction, is one of ten transportation vehicles that will work on the construction phase of Hornsea 3. Other vehicles […]

  • Swire Energy Services Secures Hornsea One Aviation Contract

    24 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based Swire Energy Services (SES) has signed a contract with Ørsted for the provision of helideck services and helicopter refuelling system services for the Hornsea One wind farm in the UK Southern North Sea. According to Swire Energy Services, the two-year contract, with the option of two one-year extensions, covers the provision of helideck services […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Converter Station En Route to Europe

    7 April 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two offshore converter station topsides, planned to be installed at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, is on its way to Europe following the sailway from Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The topside, completed by Ørsted’s Thailand-based team in partnership with Aibel and Hitachi Energy, is now on a 55-day […]

  • UK’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Developers Reveal New Projects

    8 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has announced agreements with offshore wind developers ScottishPower Renewables, Vattenfall and DONG Energy, which have reconfigured or identified new projects within their respective Round 3 offshore wind development zones in UK waters. Following ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall’s announcement in August 2015 to independently take forward projects within the East Anglia Zone, both […]

  • DONG Hires Bladt for 96 Hornsea ONE Transition Pieces

    5 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has signed a contract with Bladt Industries for 96 transition pieces for its 1.2GW Hornsea Project ONE offshore wind farm. 56 transition pieces will be manufactured at the Offshore Structures Britain (OSB) facility in Haverton Hill near Billingham, Teesside. The remaining 40 transition pieces will be manufactured at the Bladt Aalborg facility in […]

  • DONG: Hornsea Project One Final Investment Decision Within Few Weeks

    28 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will make the final investment decision on the 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm within the next few weeks, the utility’s UK Country Chairman Brent Cheshire told Bloomberg.  Hornsea Project One, comprising 240 turbines, is located 120 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast and covers approximately 407 square kilometers. It is expected to enter into […]

  • Ørsted in Hornsea One Farm-Down Talks

    20 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has entered exclusive discussions regarding a 50% farm-down of the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Consultation Start for Hornsea Zone Project Two

    20 June 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Preliminary Environmental Information (PEI) for Project Two in the Hornsea Zone was released on 18th June 2014 for a 42 day consultation period. As part of this second and final phase of consultation, SMart Wind has invited all members of the public to a series of informative consultation events in North Lincolnshire. Statutory and non-statutory stakeholders […]

  • DONG Picks Anglo-German Team for Hornsea One Transition Pieces

    7 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has hired Germany’s Steelwind Nordenham and Teesside-based Wilton Engineering Services Limited to supply the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm with 20 transition pieces. The multi-million pound contract was signed in Port Clarence in Middlesbrough on Monday, 6 February. Wilton Engineering Services Limited will provide a significant part of the work scope including outfitting, […]

  • RSPB Concerned Over UK Government’s Hornsea 2 Decision

    17 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has expressed its concern over the Secretary of State’s decision to approve DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, saying that it ”will lead to the unnecessary death of hundreds of globally important seabirds.” The charity believes that a growing offshore wind industry is critical if the […]

  • Aibel Starts Building Hornsea Three Offshore Substations

    24 April 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Construction activities on the two offshore substations for the Hornsea Three offshore wind farm in the UK have kicked off at Aibel’s yard in Thailand. Ørsted, the developer of Hornsea Three, signed an EPCI contract with partners Aibel and Hitachi Energy for the two platforms in 2022. Under the contract, Hitachi Energy will supply two […]

  • Aibel and Hitachi Energy to Deliver Hornsea 3 Converter Platforms

    14 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded the Norwegian offshore service company Aibel, in partnership with Hitachi Energy, with an EPCI contract for two platforms for the Hornsea 3 project in the UK sector of the North Sea. Under the contract, Aibel will be responsible for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation in the delivery of two HVDC converter platforms. […]

  • Atlas Mapping Local Workforce for Hornsea Project One

    11 March 2016
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Atlas Professionals’ Offshore Wind office, based in Bristol, will be looking for experienced onshore and offshore professionals for the entire lifecycle of the Hornsea Project One wind farm, from the planning stage through to the construction and O&M phase.   In 2014, Atlas signed a five-year framework agreement with DONG to supply temporary personnel for […]

  • Ørsted Picks Cable Backup for UK Projects

    18 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Ørsted has contracted Hellenic Cables to supply subsea cable that will be used as spares for its offshore wind farms in the UK. Under the contract, Hellenic Cables is in charge of the design, manufacture and testing of the 33kV inter-array submarine cable. The company will produce 23km of cable at its plant in Corinth, Greece, and is […]

  • Seaway7 to Wire Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    30 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has awarded Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, a contract for the transport and installation (T&I) of the inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the UK. Seaway7’s scope of work covers the transportation and installation of 192 66 kV inter-array cables, measuring approximately 500 kilometres in length, with offshore activities […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Offshore Experts Chosen for SMart Wind’s ‘Hornsea’ Zone (Germany)

    15 November 2010

    SMart Wind, the consortium lead by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, has appointed GL Garrad Hassan to act as Independent Engineer for the first two 500MW projects in the 4GW ‘Hornsea’ zone located off the coast of Yorkshire. Last month the consortium announced it has secured grid connection for the first two 500MW […]

  • Planning Inspectorate Wraps Up Hornsea Three EIA Examination

    10 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has completed the examination of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of Ørsted’s Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm. The Examining Authority will now compile a report comprising conclusions and recommendations in respect of the application. The report is then sent to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), who […]

  • Ørsted Greenlights 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    21 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on what the company says is the world’s single largest offshore wind farm, the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3, which is expected to be completed around the end of 2027. In July 2022, Ørsted was awarded a contract for difference (CfD) for Hornsea 3 at an inflation-indexed strike price of […]

  • UK: SMart Wind Wins Crown Estate Marine Business Award

    22 June 2012

    SMart Wind was today named winner of the prestigious Marine Business Award at The Crown Estate’s 2012 Business Awards held at the Institute of Directors in London. This is the first time this award has been given to an offshore wind developer. It recognises “excellence in sustainability, innovation and business performance” as well as the […]

  • Ørsted Schedules Hornsea Project Four Talks

    19 October 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted will host a series of local information events across the East Riding of Yorkshire this month to introduce early-stage proposals for the Hornsea Project Four offshore wind farm.