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title: "Horns Rev 1"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-horns-rev-1/
identifier: dk-horns-rev-1
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Horns Rev 1

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-horns-rev-1/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located ~14-20 km west of Esbjerg, Jutland. Originally built by Elsam/DONG (now Ørsted); Vattenfall acquired 60% in 2005 and is operator.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 158 MW |
| Turbines | 80 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall · Ørsted |
| Coordinates | 55.572, 7.663 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2002-Q4 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2001-03-29 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2002 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2002 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2002-Q3 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2002-Q4 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency), 2001-03 — https://ens.dk/media/2540/download
- Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency), 2002 — https://ens.dk/media/2539/download
- Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency), date not stated — https://ens.dk/energikilder/etablerede-havvindmoelleparker
- Ørsted A/S (DONG Energy), 2015-05 — https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2015/05/horns-rev-1-wind-turbine-has-reached-the-100gwh-mark
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-02-10 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/02/10/gws-swire-secure-om-contract-for-horns-rev-1-offshore-wind-farm/
- Vattenfall, date not stated — https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/horns-rev/
- European Investment Bank, 2002-07-05 — https://www.eib.org/en/projects/all/20020216
- Tethys (PNNL / US DOE), date not stated — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/horns-rev-1
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Vattenfall, 2025 — https://group.vattenfall.com/siteassets/corporate/investors/investor_presentations/vattenfall-corporate-factbook-2025-11.pdf

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