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Offshore Wind

Hornsea One

Offshore

Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord is a 1,218 MW offshore wind project in Offshore. The applicant or operator on record is Orsted (formerly Dong Energy). It is recorded as operational since December 2019. The determining authority is The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, re…

Operational Β· Since 2019
Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Operational. Source record updated 2020-09-03.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

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1,218.000 MW
Registered Capacity
174
Turbines
2019
Commissioned

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord is a 1,218 MW offshore wind project in Offshore. The applicant or operator on record is Orsted (formerly Dong Energy). It is recorded as operational since December 2019. The determining authority is The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010033.

Site Schematic

β—„ SHORE (~? km) NORTH SEA / OFFSHORE Turbine () Export cable

Schematic diagram β€” not to scale. Illustrative layout based on project specifications.

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)1,218.000 MW
No. of turbines/units174
Unit capacity7 MW each

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperOrsted (formerly Dong Energy)
Owner / operatorOrsted (formerly Dong Energy)
Year consented2014
Construction started2018
Commissioned / target2019
LocationOffshore
RegionOffshore
Coordinates53.6815417Β°N, 1.4207395Β°E

Additional published register fields

Registered technologyWind Offshore
CfD Allocation RoundAR3
CfD Capacity (MW)1200
Turbine Capacity (MW)7
No. of Turbines174

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2013-07-30
2014-12-10
2018-01-26
2019-12-01