Denmark’s Ørsted Marks Entry into UK with Solar Farm of 740 MW Capacity

Orsted Marks Entry into UK

The project, once it starts operations, will power up 200,000 homes. The project is among the largest solar farms in the UK.

A phased ownership for the project is being mulled by the Danish firm. Together with PS Renewables, Ørsted is looking at commercial operation for the One Earth solar farm before 2030.

Ørsted, which eyes reaching the onshore capacity of 17.5 GW by 2030, will see augmentation in capacity from the said project. As of now, the firm exceeds 5.7 GW of onshore renewables that are operational, or in the phase of construction or have been cleared across the US and Europe.

Kieran White, Senior Vice President of Onshore in Region Europe at Ørsted, stated, “With a strong Irish onshore portfolio already in place, we are delighted to begin our journey in the UK solar market with PS Renewables, who have been successfully delivering large scale solar projects for more than a decade.”

Added Duncan Clark, Senior Vice President and Head of UK and Ireland, “Ørsted is committed to investing in a variety of renewable energy sources to ensure reliability and independence of supply. We welcome the UK government’s ambition to install 70 GW of solar capacity by 2035 and look forward to working with the government’s new Solar Taskforce and stakeholders from across the industry to maximise the benefits that solar energy offers to the nation.”

Matt Hazell, Co-Owner of PS Renewables emphasised, “The One Earth Solar Farm stands to make an important contribution to the national decarbonisation effort. Our expertise in solar energy and Ørsted’s renewables track record make this a compelling project.”

Earlier in the year, Ørsted revealed that it kickstarting construction for its Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind projects in the Port of Emden.