The first turbine installed at the 1218MW Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm off the UK’s eastern seaboard has started delivering power to the grid.
First power was recorded by an engineer at the wind farm’s developer, Orsted, and posted on social media this morning.
When it is fully commissioned at the end of this year, Hornsea 1 will be the largest wind farm in the world.
Earlier this week Fred Olsen jack-up Bold Tern installed the first of the 174 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the project, off the Yorkshire coast.
Components are being assembled at Siemens Gamesa’s Green Port facility in Hull.
Fred Olsen Windcarrier will install half of the project’s turbines between now and the end of this year.
The vessel will soon be joined by GeoSea jack-up A2Sea Sea Challenger, to undertake installations for the project.
Nearly all monopiles and transition pieces have been installed by GeoSea at Hornsea 1.