Ørsted has completed installation of the first offshore converter station for Hornsea 3 in the UK. The structure, built in Thailand and commissioned in Norway, is now in place offshore.
Hornsea 3 foundation installation is due to start in April as Cadeler’s Wind Ally and Wind Orca and the SOV Esvagt Froude mobilise from Dutch and UK ports for the next phase of Ørsted’s offshore wind project.
Enersea has completed the detailed design of two offshore substation jackets for Hornsea 3, with Link 01 installed and Link 02 progressing towards completion in August 2026.
Heerema Fabrication Group completed Link 01, the first Offshore Converter Station jacket for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project, and sent it offshore for installation after load-out and tow-out in March.
Ørsted reported a DKK 1.7bn net loss in Q3 2025, reversing a prior-year profit as offshore wind earnings weakened amid lower wind speeds.
Ørsted has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the UK to Apollo for about DKK 39 billion ($6 billion).
BigLift Baffin, one of BigLift Shipping’s MC-Class vessels, is transporting the second Hornsea 3 substation topside from Thailand to Norway, marking a key milestone for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW offshore wind project.
