Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed the first of two jacket substructures for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm. This first jacket, Link 01, stands 54 metres tall and will support one of the project’s offshore converter stations (OCSs).
HFG was selected in 2022 by Aibel to design and fabricate both jackets for the OCS platforms. At the Vlissingen yard, teams from across the organisation collaborated on the full project scope – starting from design in 2023 to fabrication, coating and final outfitting.
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From the yard to the sea
Link 01 was loaded out on Wednesday, 11 March, and was towed to the semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir by the Kolga, both operated by Heerema Marine Contractors, on Wednesday, 18 March, after which installation could start.
Meanwhile, work on the second jacket, Link 02, is progressing well and is scheduled for completion in August 2026.
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About Hornsea 3
Hornsea 3, located 120 km off the Norfolk coast, is an £ 8.5 billion project that will deliver enough green electricity to power more than 3 million UK homes. Nearly 550 km of array cables will connect the wind turbines to two OCS platforms, where power is converted from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) for efficient transmission to shore.
Picture by Heerema Fabrication Group.
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