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Take a 360° Tour of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm in Operation

Located some 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire Coast, the UK, the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two comprises 165 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines and is currently the world’s largest fully commissioned offshore wind farm.

Developed by Ørsted, the wind farm has been in full operation since August 2022.

Take the virtual reality tour to experience a typical day at work at this wind farm.

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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent. 

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