Ørsted has announced contracts collectively worth up to £100m with UK companies, with JDR Cable Systems, Severfield and Smulders, all based in the North of England, providing integral components and services for the Hornsea 3 wind farm.

Severfield and Smulders will supply a large proportion of secondary structures for Hornsea 3’s foundations from the UK. This includes the suspended internal platforms or SIPs, key internal parts of the foundations on which the wind turbines sit. In addition, they will build the boat landings where smaller vessels will arrive, allowing technicians to directly access the turbine foundation.

JDR will prepare and connect the cables between the turbines and offshore convertor stations and ensure that all array cabling is fully integrated into the offshore electrical infrastructure and working safely.

Benj Sykes, head of Ørsted in the UK, said: “Ørsted has been an investor in Britain, supplying clean energy, for 20 years and we believe in supporting the communities in which we work.

“Hornsea 3 is the world’s single largest offshore wind farm and, as well as being based in UK waters, we’re proud to be supporting Britain’s growing offshore wind supply chain.”

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