Siemens Gamesa Will Supply 1,386 MW To Ørsted For The Largest Offshore Park In The World, In The United Kingdom

• It is the largest offshore project in the history of Siemens Gamesa, world offshore wind power leader
• The company will install its SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines at the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, located 89 km away. east of the English coast

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been chosen by the Danish energy group Ørsted as the exclusive supplier of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two offshore park, located in English waters, where it will also carry out maintenance. The company will install in this project its turbines model SG 8.0-167 DD, with a total capacity of 1,386 MW.

This offshore park, which will become the largest in the world when it becomes operational in 2022, is also the largest project in the history of Siemens Gamesa, ahead of Hornsea One (1,218 MW), also developed by Ørsted.

Located 89 kilometers east of the English coast, the park will have an area of 462 km² .

The nacelles will be produced at the new SGRE factory in Cuxhaven, Germany, while the majority of the blades will be produced at the Hull plant in England, where the pre-assembly tasks will also be carried out. It is expected that British suppliers will be in charge, in part, of the supply of the towers.

"We are very pleased that Ørsted is relying on Siemens Gamesa once again, Hornsea Project Two will be a benchmark in Europe, not only because of its size but also because of its technology." Siemens Gamesa will install the latest model of its offshore platform in this park, the turbine SG 8.0-167, which increases annual production by 20% and offers greater profitability ", underlined Andreas Nauen, Offshore CEO of SGRE, who also highlighted that offshore wind has an increasingly important role within of the European energy mix.

A single 8 MW turbine is capable of generating electricity for some 8,000 European households, so that the energy generated by this project would cover the annual electricity consumption of more than 1,300,000 households.

The new turbine SG 8.0-167 DD has a rotor of 167 meters in diameter. The blades, of 81.5 meters, offer an area of sweep 18% higher and an increase of 20% in the annual production of energy with respect to its predecessor, SWT-7.0-154. It incorporates the proven technology of the direct drive platform , combined with a new rotor of greater dimensions, to offer its customers greater profitability while minimizing costs and associated risks.

Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted have previously collaborated in several offshore projects, including those of Hornsea One, London Array, Race Bank, West of Duddon Sands, Walney Extension East and Westermost Rough in the United Kingdom; Anholt in Denmark, as well as Borkum Riffgrund 1 and Gode Wind 1 and 2, located in German waters.

With a capacity of over 11GW installed and pioneer projects dating back to 1991, SGRE has the largest record track in the sector among offshore turbine manufacturers. The company has established itself as the leader in the offshore market, with a market share of 70% in Europe.