With the DCO now in place, Ørsted will move to the detailed design stage for Hornsea Four and work up an indicative layout of the offshore wind farm by the end of 2024 , according to a document filed by Pinsent Masons on behalf of the developer while the application was being processed by the Secretary of State.
Ørsted acquired the rights to develop the Hornsea Zone in August 2015 from SMart Wind, the company which was originally awarded the zone in The Crown Estate Round 3 seabed leasing round. The same year, the company took over the remainder of the zone from Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services.
At the beginning of 2016, and after reaching the final investment decision for the now-operational 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One, the developer decided to reconfigure its Hornsea Zone projects , after which Hornsea Project Two, Hornsea Project Three, and Hornsea Project Four emerged as separate offshore wind farms.
The 1.3 GW Hornsea Two has also been in operation since last year while the 2,852 MW Hornsea Three, which is said to be the world’s single biggest offshore wind farm, is currently moving towards the final investment decision this year.
The 2.6 GW offshore wind farm is planned to be built across an area of up to 468 square kilometres, where up to 180 wind turbines could be installed, according to information about the project the developer shared earlier.
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