UK renewable project intelligence · REPD 02502

Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea

Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) · Wind Offshore · Offshore

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Reported capacity1,320 MWInstalled Capacity (MWelec) in the public REPD record

Development stageOperationalCurrent short status in the latest source snapshot

Screening score100/100Medium heuristic screening risk

Planning record

Project Evidence

Source fields are retained from the latest UK Renewable Energy Planning Database snapshot.

TechnologyWind Offshore

Operator or applicantOrsted (formerly Dong Energy)

RegionOffshore

CountyOffshore

CountryEngland

Planning authorityThe Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure

Planning referenceEN010053

CfD allocation roundAR2

Planning history

Planning Timeline

Planning submitted30 Jan 2015
Planning granted16 Aug 2016
Construction started01 Sept 2019
Became operational31 Aug 2022
Latest public record01 Sept 2022

Time to operation

Delivery Signal

Relative two-year evidence for prioritisation, separated from unvalidated literal probabilities and external-risk scenarios.

This planning record is outside the current active forecast universe. Its public project evidence remains searchable and comparable.

Positive public evidence

No additional positive signal is recorded.

Risks and missing evidence

No additional public-data warning is recorded.

Source and scope. Project facts derive from the official DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database quarterly extract. Delivery signals and screening scores are research enrichments by this platform; public data does not reveal private finance, land, supply-chain or contract terms.