The biggest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3, connected its first export cable from the North Sea seafloor to the British coast on March 26, 2026, inching it closer to delivering clean electricity to over 3.3 million U.K homes.
The $11.2 billion project will significantly boost the UK’s renewable energy capabilities and reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.
Featuring Siemens Gamesa’s 14 MW Turbines, the Hornsea 3 will create around 5,000 construction jobs and 1,200 long-term roles.
It will be operated from Grimsby and contribute to the government’s target of 50 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.
NKT, the export cable supplier for the project, began making the cables 3 years ago and will complete the work in the summer.
Jan De Nul, who is leading the project, will transport and install 422 miles of export cables by the end of 2026.
Companies such as Hitachi Energy, Aibel, and Heerema Fabrication Group are contributing to the manufacturing and assembly of critical components. »
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