Ørsted has laid and pulled ashore the first offshore cable for its Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm to connect with its onshore counterpart.
The company said this marks a significant milestone in offshore works for what it describes as the world’s single largest offshore wind farm.
Ørsted added that once operational, power from the export cable will join the onshore cable travelling more than 50km underground to the converter station at Swardeston, Norfolk.
Jan de Nul will transport and install a total of 680km of export cable during 2026, enabling clean energy to reach more than 3.3m UK homes.
The HVDC export system consists of two HVDC cables and a fibre optic cable bundled together during installation.
The fibre optic cable transmits information back to the wind farm operations centre.
Cable supplier NKT began fabrication of the export cables three years ago and will complete the work this summer.
“The arrival of the first cable onshore marks a significant milestone for Hornsea 3 and is a testament to the hard work of our teams at Ørsted, Jan de Nuul and NKT. Every element of this wind farm is being completed safely, efficiently and sustainably by experts in their field.” said Luke Bridgman, managing director, Hornsea 3 at Ørsted.
Source: reNews
