Ormonde
Located in East Irish Sea off Barrow-in-Furness. Four-legged steel jacket foundations.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Vattenfall — 51% ◆AMFAMF — 49% ◆
Location
United KingdomIrish Sea
Technology
Capacity
150 MW ◆
Turbines
30 × 5 MW ◆
Model
Repower 5m ◆
Foundation
Jacket ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 1 · 2001 ·
Water depth
21–21 m ◆
Distance from shore
10 km ◆
Wind speed
9.5 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ∅
Grid
Secured · Jul 2009 ◆
Connection
Heysham substation (Trimpell 2 circuit), onshore cable from … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
Feb 2012 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 3 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 (14 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
[5]
Ofgem2009-07◆ Ormonde Offshore Transmission — Project-…
“The Ormonde Wind Farm is to be located 10 km off Walney Island in the East Irish Sea. A single subsea cable will connect the OSP to the mainland, with the onshore connection point being at the Trimpel…”
supportsStatusConnection pointDistance from shoreport
[15]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2509: Site Name "Ormonde Offshore", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 150 MWelec, Operator "Vattenfall"”
supportsRegister entry
Operator5
[1]
Vattenfall AB2012-09-19◆ Offshore windpark Ormonde officieel in g…
“Vattenfall's offshore windpark Ormonde (150 MW), wordt vandaag officieel in gebruik genomen. Het is het eerste commerciële windpark met windmolens van 5 MW. Het windpark ligt voor de kust van Cumbria …”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacity
[2]
Vattenfall AB2011-08-19◆ Brits windpark Ormonde produceert eerste…
“Gisterenavond om 20.00 uur produceerde windpark Ormonde voor het eerst elektriciteit. [...] Ormonde ligt op tien kilometer voor de kust in de Ierse Zee. [...] De bouw van het park startte vorig jaar m…”
supportsFirst powerDistance from shore
[4]
Vattenfall AB2011-03-24◆ Eerste turbine op Vattenfall’s Ormonde o…
“Vattenfall is begonnen met de installatie van één van 's werelds grootste offshore windturbines voor het Engelse offshore windpark Ormonde. De 153 meter hoge turbine van 5 Megawatt (mw) met een gewich…”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity
[11]
Vattenfall2025
“In 2015, Vattenfall entered a partnership with Swedish pension group AMF. The partnership agreement means that AMF own a 49% share and Vattenfall continues to operate the wind farm as the majority sha…”
supportsoperatorinvestor
[16]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000216: "Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 150, Effective From n/a, Customer "ORMONDE ENERGY LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press5
[6]
Tethys (PNNL) — abstract of Vattenfall/Ormonde Energy Ltd 2010 CEMR2010◆ Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm 2010 Construc…
"The Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm is a 150MW project located approximately 10km west of Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, in roughly 20 metres of water. It comprises up to 30 turbines at 5MW ea…
supportsConsentFoundationConsent granted
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2012-02-22◆ Vattenfall Completes Ormonde Offshore Wi…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decisionCommercial operationCOD history
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2012-09-19◆ UK: Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Officiall…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsModelFoundation
[10]
Power Technology (GlobalData)2023◆ Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm - Power Techn…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionWater depth
[13]
Encyclopaedic1
[12]
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