World's biggest potential wind farm enters consultation phase

DONG Energy is consulting as part of the planning process for the Hornsea Project Three site which, if built, would have a maximum capacity of 2.4 GW, with the planned project being earmarked to add to three other Hornsea wind farms off the coast of Yorkshire.

The Danish firm recently announced that it has taken a final investment decision to build the 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One, which will be capable of powering well over 1 million UK homes upon its completion in 2020, while Hornsea Project Two has recently finished the examination phase of the application for a consent and awaits a decision from the Secretary of State next month.

Brent Cheshire, DONG Energy UK's Country Chairman, explains how Hornsea Project Three would become one of the world’s biggest wind farms if built out to full capacity.

"Moving forward with consultation for Hornsea Project Three really underlines our commitment to the UK offshore wind industry. We have already invested around £5 billion in the UK on offshore wind and we have a number of important future projects under construction and in our pipeline," he said.

Hornsea Project Three is located to the east of Hornsea Project One and Hornsea Project Two, and spans a huge area of approximately 696 square kilometres, which is over 17 times the size of Norwich, while DONG Energy revealed plans to spend £6bn in Britain’s renewables sector over the next four years earlier this year, stating that it is convinced that the government is serious in its support of wind power.

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