Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Ørsted for the supply and service of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind project.
Being developed in British waters, the project will comprise SG 8.0-167 DD turbines with a total capacity of 1,386 MW. Located 89 kilometers off the east coast of England, the wind farm will span 462 square kilometers.
The project, which will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm when operational in 2022, is now the largest offshore project in SGRE’s history. SGRE’s biggest project to date is Hornsea One (1,218 MW), also developed by Ørsted.
The nacelles will be produced at SGRE’s new factory in Cuxhaven, Germany, while the majority of blades will be made at the company’s factory in Hull, the U.K., where the pre-assembly work will also be carried out. Towers are expected to be partly sourced from U.K. suppliers.
“We are very pleased that Ørsted has placed its trust in Siemens Gamesa once again. Hornsea Project Two will be a benchmark in Europe, not only on account of its size but also its technology,” says Andreas Nauen, offshore CEO at SGRE.
According to SGRE, a single 8 MW turbine is capable of generating enough electricity for around 8,000 European households. In turn, the power generated by this complex will cover the annual power consumption needs of around 1.3 million homes.
The new SG 8.0-167 DD is equipped with a rotor of 167 meters in diameter. The blades, 81.5 meters long, deliver an 18% wider swept area and 20% more annual output than those of their predecessor, the SWT-7.0-154.
Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted have already worked together on several other offshore projects: Hornsea One, London Array, Race Bank, West of Duddon Sands, Walney Extension East and Westermost Rough in the U.K.; Anholt in Denmark; and Borkum Riffgrund 1 and Gode Wind 1 and 2 in Germany.
