Danish firm to build huge wind farm off UK
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A survey vessel sailing past wind turbines at the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, Britain.
PHOTO: REUTERS
COPENHAGEN – Danish renewable energy company Orsted said on Dec 20 that it will build the world’s single largest offshore wind farm off Britain’s eastern coast.
The company said it had made a final investment decision to build the Hornsea 3 project, which will have a 2.9-gigawatt capacity to power more than 3.3 million homes in the United Kingdom.
The wind farm is expected to be completed around the end of 2027, creating up to 5,000 jobs during the construction phase.
It will add 1,200 permanent positions, “both directly and in the supply chain in the long operational phase”, the company said.
It will be Orsted’s third gigawatt project in Britain’s Hornsea area. The projects are operated out of Grimsby town.
“Offshore wind is an extremely competitive global market, so we also welcome the attractive policy regime in the UK which has helped secure this investment,” Orsted chief executive Mads Nipper said in a statement. AFP
