Enabling the offshore wind industry to Thrive (pages 26 – 29)
In August 2022, Hornsea 2 became fully operational as the world’s largest offshore wind farm and generating enough green energy to power over 1.4 million homes. But the story doesn’t stop there.
How do you build the world’s largest offshore wind farm 89 km off the Yorkshire coast, install 165 wind turbines, and keep your workforce safe from injury or worse? According to Patrick Harnett, the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer at Ørsted, who was the Senior Program Director for Hornsea 2 Offshore Windfarm during its construction, it takes ‘visionary leadership, perseverance, and incredible teamwork’.
Author: Dermot Kerrigan
Co-founder/Director, ATT