Post by account_disabled on Mar 16, 2024 0:16:58 GMT -5
Danish energy company Orsted has announced that its Hornsea offshore wind farm has generated its first power, marking a major milestone in the development of the facility.
When fully operational, the Hornsea offshore wind farm's wind turbines will be capable of generating GW of clean electricity, taking the title of 'world's largest operating offshore wind farm' from its sister project, Hornsea Together, the two projects will be able to provide enough energy for more than million homes.
Located km off the UK east coast, Hornsea offshore wind farm reached first power after its world's largest offshore AC substation and reactive compensation station (RCS), were installed at the end of October Since then, Ørst Caseno Email List ed and its partner companies have been working hard to commission and energize the wind farm in preparation for its anticipated operational date next year.
With an area of square kilometers, it will use Siemens Gamesa MW wind turbines and will have a capacity of more than GW. When Hornsea is fully completed, power will be transferred from the wind turbines via km of array cables to the OSS and RCS, reaching the national grid via km of offshore export cables and km of onshore , which terminate at the ground substation at Killingholme.
Two other projects in the Hornsea Zone are also underway, with Hornsea receiving a Development Consent Order in December and Hornsea currently in the planning process. Together, the projects would make a significant contribution to the UK Government's goal of achieving net zero by
“Achieving first power is a major milestone for the project and a proud moment for the entire team,” said Patrick Harnett, program director for Hornsea “Building a project of this size and scale is only possible through of solid collaboration, hard work, and dedication. From here, we have the finish line in sight as we install the remaining turbines and continue to test, commission and energize our wind farm in the new year. A major well done to everyone who has worked during the pandemic to keep the project going.”
When fully operational, the Hornsea offshore wind farm's wind turbines will be capable of generating GW of clean electricity, taking the title of 'world's largest operating offshore wind farm' from its sister project, Hornsea Together, the two projects will be able to provide enough energy for more than million homes.
Located km off the UK east coast, Hornsea offshore wind farm reached first power after its world's largest offshore AC substation and reactive compensation station (RCS), were installed at the end of October Since then, Ørst Caseno Email List ed and its partner companies have been working hard to commission and energize the wind farm in preparation for its anticipated operational date next year.
With an area of square kilometers, it will use Siemens Gamesa MW wind turbines and will have a capacity of more than GW. When Hornsea is fully completed, power will be transferred from the wind turbines via km of array cables to the OSS and RCS, reaching the national grid via km of offshore export cables and km of onshore , which terminate at the ground substation at Killingholme.
Two other projects in the Hornsea Zone are also underway, with Hornsea receiving a Development Consent Order in December and Hornsea currently in the planning process. Together, the projects would make a significant contribution to the UK Government's goal of achieving net zero by
“Achieving first power is a major milestone for the project and a proud moment for the entire team,” said Patrick Harnett, program director for Hornsea “Building a project of this size and scale is only possible through of solid collaboration, hard work, and dedication. From here, we have the finish line in sight as we install the remaining turbines and continue to test, commission and energize our wind farm in the new year. A major well done to everyone who has worked during the pandemic to keep the project going.”