Orsted has installed its one thousandth offshore wind turbine in UK waters, which is also the sixteenth to be installed at Hornsea 2.
The developer has been constructing and installing offshore wind farms in the UK after securing its first project, Barrow offshore wind farm, in 2004.
Hornsea 2, which will feature 165 turbines in total, will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once completed next year.
Orsted UK region head Duncan Clark said: “This is a significant milestone for the company, the industry and the UK’s journey to a cleaner energy system.
“The UK is the world leader in offshore wind, with the largest installed capacity and projects like Hornsea Two are helping the country to make significant strides towards the Government’s legally binding net zero targets.
“The transformation we have seen since our first offshore wind installations 15 years ago is nothing short of incredible – with turbines more than doubling in size and cost of electricity generated dropping by more than half.
“When Hornsea Two is completed in 2022, our UK fleet of offshore wind farms will be capable of generating enough clean electricity to power more than 5.5 million homes.”
Business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “With the largest installed capacity in the world, the UK is a true world-leader in offshore wind.
“Orsted’s significant milestone not only supports our climate commitments but demonstrates how far the UK has come in offshore wind in just 15 years, providing cheap, green energy to tens of thousands of homes and supporting good-quality jobs.”