This is a list of operational, offshore wind farms in the North Sea. This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and primarily the 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database and is current up to July 2015.

Aug 31, 2022 · The world's largest offshore wind farm is now fully operational, 55 miles off the coast of Yorkshire. The Hornsea 2 project can generate enough electricity to power about 1.3 million homes -...

Dec 1, 2022 · The North Sea is home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm, completed in 2020, with a capacity of 1218 MW of 174 turbines. This study presents an overview of the wind farms deployed in the North Sea, the types of turbines, and the types of structures for turbines.

Hornsea Wind Farm is a Round 3 wind farm which began construction in 2018. [1] Sited in the North Sea 120 km (75 miles) off the east coast of England, the eventual wind farm group is planned to have a total capacity of up to 6 gigawatt (GW). The development has been split into a number of subzones. The 1.2 GW Project 1 gained planning consent ...

Jul 11, 2024 · The North Sea is one of the UK’s best sources of consistent offshore wind energy as the area is extremely windy with a relatively shallow sea, which makes it a perfect location for offshore wind farms.

Our wind farm covers 41.3 square kilometres in the North Sea and is strategically positioned to provide optimal wind conditions. With 54 modern turbines, Nordsee One generates enough electricity to supply over 400,000 households every year.

Hornsea 2, located in the North Sea next to its sister project Hornsea 1, generates enough green energy to power over 1.4 million UK homes. As the world’s largest offshore wind farm, it covers an area of 462 square kilometres (178 square miles).

Learn more about four offshore wind farm sites off the UK's East Coast. The Hornsea Projects are four record-breaking offshore wind farms which Ørsted are operating, constructing and developing off the East Coast in the North Sea.

Mar 7, 2025 · With the completion of Gode Wind 3, Ørsted now has five operational offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea, producing homegrown renewable energy at large scale. “We’ll further expand our supply of green power to German households and businesses when our next offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 3, comes online in 2026.”

4 days ago · The Thor project is situated west of Nissum Fjord, Denmark, and will be the country’s largest offshore wind farm to date. It will feature 72 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines and will generate enough clean energy to power more than one million households. The wind farm will be fully operational by 2027.