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Windmills North Sea - About Hornsea Project One
Hornsea In 2010, SMart Wind Ltd (a 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH) was awarded the 'Hornsea Zone' by the Crown Estate as part of the Offshore Wind Round 3 Tender Round. The zone lies between 31km and 190km off the Yorkshire coast. It covers an area of 4,735 km² with water depths predominantly spanning between 30 and 40m, with maximum depths of 70m. In December 2011 DONG Energy acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects (Project One) in the Hornsea zone from SMart Wind. The wind projects, Heron Wind Ltd and Njord Ltd., have a potential total capacity of up to 1.2GW. DONG Energy took over full ownership of Project One on 4 February 2015 following years of development alongside SMart Wind and - subject to a final investment decision - will develop the project through into construction and operation. Hornsea Project One was one of the three projects for which DONG Energy was awarded Final Investment Decision Enabling contracts (Contract for Difference) by the UK Government in April 2014. Under this CfD the business will receive a fixed price per MWh of electricity produced by the wind farm for the first 15 years of operation following which DONG Energy will receive the market price. Hornsea Project One was awarded a Final Investment Decision Enabling contract (Contract for Difference) by the UK Government in April 2014. Under this CfD the business will receive a fixed price per MWh of electricity produced by the wind farm for the first 15 years of operation following which SMart Wind and DONG Energy will receive the market price. Project One will consist of up to 240 wind turbines (each between 5-8MW) and will be located 120km off the Yorkshire coast, covering approximately 407 square kilometres. Onshore construction of the project is expected to start in early 2016 with offshore construction beginning in 2018. BenefitsOnce completed, the project will become the world's first gigawatt scale wind farm, far from shore. Scheduled to commence operation by 2020, the wind farm has the capacity to supply 800,000 UK homes with electricity. This is a significant milestone on the path towards the Government's pledge to meet 15% of the UK's energy demand from renewable sources by 2020, and to achieve the UK's energy security and carbon reduction objectives. http://www.hornseaprojectone.co.uk/en/about-hornsea-project-one |
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