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Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) — power plant portfolio

Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) operates 12 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 3,066 MW.

12power plants
3,066MW total capacity
1countries
t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Wind: 11 plants11WindBiomass: 1 plants1Biomass

Fleet interpretation

Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is United Kingdom (12).

The fuel mix by asset count is wind (11), biomass (1). The largest listed asset is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord in United Kingdom (1,200 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 277 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 0 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 12 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Hornsea 1 - Heron & NjordWindUnited Kingdom1,200
Walney 3WindUnited Kingdom660
Burbo BankWindUnited Kingdom348
Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2)WindUnited Kingdom258
Westermost RoughWindUnited Kingdom210
Walney 1WindUnited Kingdom184
Walney 2WindUnited Kingdom184
Gunfleet Sands 1WindUnited Kingdom108
BarrowWindUnited Kingdom90
Gunfleet Sands 2WindUnited Kingdom65
Gunfleet Sands 3WindUnited Kingdom12
Land at Lostock Works (Northwich Facility)BiomassUnited Kingdom5

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) operate?

Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) operates 12 power plants across 1 country, with about 3,066 MW of total capacity.

What is Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)'s largest power plant?

Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord in United Kingdom is its largest at about 1,200 MW.

What types of power plants does Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) run?

Its fleet is mostly wind (11), biomass (1).

By Dmytro Aheiev, Inzonex Research · ORCID 0009-0001-5512-0291 · data sources and methodology