Orsted is celebrating the 10th anniversary of operations at the 209MW Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark.
Horns Rev 2 was the largest offshore wind farm in the world when it was inaugurated on 17 September 2009, Orsted said.
The company said that even back then great focus was on quality and logistics in the design of the project.
Therefore, the 91 turbines were placed in ‘fan formation’ to better utilise the wind, and the foundations were constructed of both steel and concrete to withstand the extreme conditions at sea, it added.
An accommodation platform was also installed for the first time at an offshore wind farm at Horns Rev 2.
Horns Rev 2 head of operations Allan Due Overbeck said: “Horns Rev 2 has meant that we’ve had to be innovative and develop new ways of working and organising the work right from the outset, so we can keep on ensuring that we generate large volumes of green power on a daily basis, while at the same time maintaining a high safety standard.”
Horns Rev 2 is located in the North Sea, 30km west of Blavandshuk on the Danish west coast.
The project’s operation and maintenance base with approximately 40 employees is in the port of Esbjerg.