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Danish utility Dong Energy has secured approval from the UK government for the development of the $7.8bn Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
Said to be the worlds largest of its kind, the 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind project secured development consent from Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark following recommendation from the Planning Inspectorate.
The Development Consent Order (DCO) includes the projects turbines, foundations, offshore and onshore substations, array cables and export cables.
Planned to be built in approximately 89km off the Yorkshire coast, the wind farm is being developed by SMartWind and will be owned by Dong Energy.
Featuring up to 300 wind turbines, the project will generate low carbon electricity to power around 1.8 million UK homes. It will be connected to the grid at North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire and