infrastructure · major

Hornsea 2 enters full operation as world's largest offshore wind farm (1.32 GW)

31 August 2022

Ørsted announced on 31 August 2022 that Hornsea 2 — a 1,320 MW offshore wind farm 89 km off the Yorkshire coast — entered full commercial operation, surpassing Hornsea 1 as the world's largest installed offshore wind farm. Generates enough electricity for ~1.4 million UK homes.

Affected fuels: wind, wind_offshore

Countries: GB

Sources

  1. www.windpowermonthly.com(accessed 2026-04-26)
  2. renewablesnow.com(accessed 2026-04-26)

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