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title: "Horns Rev 3"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-horns-rev-3/
identifier: dk-horns-rev-3
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Horns Rev 3

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/dk-horns-rev-3/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 25-40 km off the west coast of Jutland, covering 88 km2. Vattenfall won 2015 tender at 77 ore/kWh. O&M port at Hvide Sande.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 407 MW |
| Turbines | 49 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall |
| Coordinates | 55.703, 7.689 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2019-Q3 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2015-02 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2016-06 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2017 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2017-10 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2018-Q4 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2019-Q3 (achieved)

## Offtake

400 MW contracted — tender award

- **Tender award · Horns Rev 3 offshore wind tender** — 10.31 ct/kWh · awarded 2015-02

## Sources

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

- Vattenfall, 2025 — https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/horns-rev-3/
- Vattenfall, 2016-06-02 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2016/vattenfall-builds-denmarks-largest-offshore-windfarm
- Vattenfall, 2015-02-27 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2015/vattenfall-wins-concession-for-horns-rev-3
- Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen), 2015-02 — https://ens.dk/en/press/denmark-gets-cheaper-power-offshore-wind-turbines
- Energistyrelsen, 2015 — https://ens.dk/media/2989/download
- Energistyrelsen, 2018-08-14 — https://ens.dk/presse/horns-rev-3-havmoellepark-faar-tilladelse-og-bevilling-til-elproduktion
- Energistyrelsen, 2018-08-10 — https://ens.dk/media/2985/download
- Vattenfall, 2017-10-20 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2017/construction-begins-on-horns-rev-3
- Vattenfall, 2018-07-19 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2018/first-turbine-installed-at-vattenfalls-offshore-wind-farm-horns-rev-3
- Vattenfall, 2018-12-27 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/newsroom/2018/the-first-turbine-is-spinning-at-horns-rev-3-offshore-wind-farm
- Vattenfall, 2019-08-22 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2019/hrh-the-crown-prince-of-denmark-inaugurates-horns-rev-3-offshore-wind-farm
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Tethys), 2024 — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/horns-rev-3
- Windtech International, 2016-06-02 — https://www.windtech-international.com/projects-and-contracts/vattenfall-takes-final-investment-decision-for-horns-reef-3
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Vattenfall, 2017-01-17 — https://group.vattenfall.com/siteassets/corporate/investors/investor_presentations/vattenfall_offshore_wind_170117.pdf
- Erhvervsstyrelsen (CVR), 2021-04-29 — http://regnskaber.virk.dk/60678663/amNsb3VkczovLzAzLzY3LzBkL2UyLzk3L2IwMzQtNGM5Zi05NTZlLTVkOGE1MWFjNWVjOQ.pdf
- Offshore Energy, date not stated — https://www.offshore-energy.biz/abb-prysmian-to-supply-cables-for-horns-rev-3-offshore-wind-farm/
- AURES II / DTU, 2026-06-22 — https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/201251853/AURES_II_DK_Case_study_final_incl_new_results.pdf

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