Horns Rev 2
Located ~30 km off the Danish west coast near Esbjerg, adjacent to Horns Rev 1. Inaugurated 17 September 2009 by Prince Frederik.
DenmarkTechnology
Capacity
209.3 MW ◆
Turbines
91 × 2.3 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 2-3-93 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Horns Rev 2 tender · 2005 ·
Water depth
11–17 m ≈
Distance from shore
30 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD ◆
Grid
Secured ◆
Schedule
FID
May 2007 ◆
COD
2009-Q3 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok’s transactions record
Origination · 2005
Horns Rev 2 tender
- Awarded to
- DONG Energy (then Energi E2; now Ørsted)
- Basis
- integrated tender
From the auction results — the round that created the project.
Dashed tick marks today (9 Sep 2026). The teal diamond on the spine is origination — the seabed award or round that created the project. Every other ownership event lives in the band below: one station per recorded deal, dated at its label, in deal order rather than to calendar scale. Secondary trades appear only at the interchanges; grey lines are parties whose entry or exit Hafrok’s record does not hold.
Revenue & offtake contract duration and price levels · money of the day
200 MW contracted — tender award
Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers
Satellite survey
the farm as it stands, counted from satellite radar images · built before the count began, so there is no build to chart
Satellite survey
Structures standing91≈91 turbines + 1 platform expected · 1 fewer than expected — a position the survey missed
Surveyed2026-09-01≈from 119 satellite passes
Built2008 → 2009-Q3offshore construction to start of operation, from the record
Hafrok counts the structures standing in the sea from satellite radar images (≈) and reads the count against the turbines and platforms on record. The farm was built before this count began, so the images show it complete; they cannot date its construction. Rows marked with a dot (·) come from Hafrok’s own registers.
Satellite image
Image taken2026-09-07≈Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellite, southbound pass
Farm covered100%≈the whole farm lies inside the image
Structures ringed91 confirmed · 0 not yet confirmed≈as counted on 2026-09-01 · the image is newer than the count, so a bright spot without a ring may be a structure not yet counted
Construction ports
PortPort of Esbjerg ◆·operations base · quay 10000 m · crane 300 t · draft 15 m
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, processed by ESA and by Microsoft Planetary Computer.
Latest satellite radar image · 2026-09-07
a radar picture, not a photograph: the sea is dark, steel is bright · black is beyond the edge of the image
confirmed structure (91)seen recently, not yet confirmed (0)probably a substation platform (a larger structure than a turbine; the register above has the facts)farm boundary
Grid connection
from Hafrok’s substation, converter and cable registers
Offshore platforms · 1
Offshore substationHorns Rev 2 Transformer Platform·33/150 kV · in service 2009 · owner Energinet.dk and Ørsted (both named as owners by the design engineer)
Grid connection · ready in time?
when each part of the grid connection is due, against the start date the developer states (black line) · a bar spans the whole year, quarter or month the source gives
installed or in serviceexpected deliveryearlier date that was later moved
Sources & verification
14/18 fields verified · rests on 16 sources (11 primary) · ◆ 10 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[1]
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)◆ Eksisterende havvindmølleparker
"91 møller af 2,3 MW" in a fan-shaped formation. "Idriftsat 17. september 2009." "Afregningspris 51,8 øre/kWh i 50.000 fuldlasttimer." Operator: Ørsted. Production covers approximately 200,000 househo…
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityMechanismDetailStatus
[17]
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)2007
“Energistyrelsen har den 19. marts 2007 godkendt DONG Energy's ansøgning af 13. oktober 2006 om etablering af en havbaseret vindmøllepark på en række nærmere specificerede vilkår og forudsætninger på H…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
Operator6
[5]
Ørsted A/S (DONG Energy)2015-01◆ DONG Energy inaugurates new premises in …
"the 209MW large offshore wind farm which is located approximately 30km west of the spit Blåvands Huk. DONG Energy owns and operates this wind farm." "The premises inaugurated today will be the base f…
supportsTotal capacityDistance from shoreoperations base
[9]
Ørsted A/S2026-02◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2025
“Company overview (Note 7.4): "Ørsted Horns Rev 2 A/S Denmark S 100 %" confirming 100% subsidiary ownership as at end-2025 annual report.”
supportsoperator
[10]
Ørsted A/S2021-02◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2020
"Horns Rev 2 (209 MW)" listed in Ørsted offshore portfolio map. "Earnings from Horns Rev 2 will decrease as the subsidy period ended in October 2020." Company overview: "Ørsted Horns Rev 2 A/S, Freder…
supportsTotal capacity
[11]
Ørsted A/S2022-02◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2021
"a CPPA with Danfoss on our 209 MW Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, which is our first offtake contract on an offshore wind farm coming out of subsidy." Company overview: "Ørsted Horns Rev 2 A/S Denmar…
supportsTotal capacity
[15]
DONG Energy (Ørsted A/S)2007-05-01◆ DONG Energy to proceed with Horns Rev 2
“DONG Energy has decided to proceed with the development of the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm. ... The construction will require an investment of approximately DKK 3.5 billion.”
supportsFinal investment decision
[16]
DONG Energy A/S (press release via Mynewsdesk)2009-05-13
“Press release from DONG Energy sent at 01:31 PM on Wednesday 13.05.2009 ... World’s largest offshore wind farm supplies first power ... DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2 in the North Sea to…”
supportsFirst power
Auction results1
[20]
Ørsted A/S2019-09-16◆ orsted-horns-rev-2-ten-years
"Som opfølgning på en bred politisk aftale i Folketinget blev der i 2004 sikret politisk grundlag for opførelsen af to havvindmølleparker på hver 200 MW, og efter screeningsrunder blev det besluttet a…
supportsTender award · Horns Rev 2 tender
Trade press7
[7]
Nordic Investment Bank2009-09◆ NIB-financed Horns Rev 2 set in operatio…
"Horns Rev 2, the world's largest offshore wind turbine park, was inaugurated on 17 September." "91 wind turbines will generate green power corresponding to the annual power consumption of 200,000 hou…
supportsCommercial operationTurbinesDistance from shore
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2019-09-17◆ Far Offshore Pioneer Turns Ten | Offshor…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesTotal capacity
[12]
Power Technology
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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[19]
Ørsted2025-03-31◆ Orsted — orsted factsheet asset book q1 …
“OFFSHORE - Asset Book updated as of 31 March 2025 ... Horns Rev 2 (91 x SWT-2.3-93) | - | 209.3 | 209.3 | 209.3 | Full | 1 | 100% | 2010 | Expired 2020, market price | 10 TWh limit (Reached in 2020) |…”
supportsTotal capacity