Ørsted finalises investment for mammoth 2.9GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm

Michael Holder
clock • 4 min read
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Credit: Ørsted

Decision to proceed with third phase of world’s largest offshore wind farm hailed as 'huge vote of confidence' in inflation-hit UK industry

Plans for the world's single largest offshore wind farm have taken a major step forward today, with Ørsted announcing it has taken the final investment decision to proceed the Hornsea 3 project in the...

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