Hornsea Two
Located 89km off Yorkshire coast. 1320 MW grid connection capacity (165 x 8 MW turbines).
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
1,320 MW ◆
Turbines
165 × 8.4 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 8-0-167 DD ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 3 · 2010 ·
Water depth
25–67 m ◆
Distance from shore
89 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD · AR2 ◆
Grid
Connected ◆
Connection
Grid connection secured. North Killingholme 400kV substation. … ◆
Schedule
FID
2017 ◆
COD
2022-Q3 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
7 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 4 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 13 sources (17 primary) · ◆ 9 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.
Regulator3
[2]
UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy / National Grid2017-09-11◆ CfD Allocation Round 2 results
“Hornsea Project 2 Breesea Limited Offshore Wind 1,3 86.00 57.50 2022/23 2 1,440,300 England ... 2 Hornsea will be built in three phases; 2022/23 is the delivery year for phase 1”
supportsMechanismDetail
[14]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2502: Site Name "Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 1320 MWelec, Operator "Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)"”
supportsRegister entry
[23]
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS)2026-08-23◆ PINS national infrastructure application…
“Project reference EN010053: "Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm (Zone 4) - Project Two"; applicant "SMart Wind Limited"; Stage "Post-decision"; applied 2015-01-30; accepted 2015-02-19; decision 2016-08-16.”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator3
[1]
Ørsted (Decommissioning Programme filed under the Energy Act 2004)◆ Hornsea Project Two Offshore Wind Farm D…
"Onshore construction works commenced in April 2018, works in the intertidal area commenced in April 2019, and offshore construction is due to commence in 2020 with commissioning in 2022." ... Hornsea…
supportsConsentOnshore constructionOffshore constructionTurbinesModel+9 more
[3]
Ørsted2022-08-31◆ Hornsea 2, the world’s largest windfarm,…
“Ørsted is proud to announce that the world's largest installed windfarm, Hornsea 2, is now fully operational.”
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyTotal capacity
[15]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000333: "Hornsea Power Station 2A", Status "Built", MW Connected 440, Effective From n/a, Customer "BREESEA LIMITED"; PRO-000334: "Hornsea Power Station 2…”
supportsRegister entry
Auction results1
[24]
BEIS (gov.uk)2017-09◆ cfd-ar2-results-2017
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm — Offshore Wind 860.00 MW, GBP 74.75, 2021/22; Hornsea Project 2 (Breesea Limited) — 1,386.00 MW, GBP 57.50, 2022/23; Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) — 950.00 MW, GBP 57…
supportsCfD · AR2
Record source1
[25]
offshore-energy.biz / offshoreWIND.biz2021-10-27◆ oe-hornsea-two-substations-2021-10
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsSleipnir — substation installation
Trade press5
[4]
CNBC2021-12-21◆ Orsted: Milestone for wind farm expected…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2024-10
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatorowner
[9]
offshoreWIND.biz2017-09-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decision
[10]
offshoreWIND.biz2020-10-09
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[11]
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