Renewable energy company Ørsted has awarded contracts worth up to £100m for work on its Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.

JDR Cable Systems, Severfield and Smulders, all based in the North of England, will produce integral components and services for the Hornsea 3 wind farm on UK soil.

The work on Hornsea 3 will help support more than 300 jobs across the three partners.

An £8.5bn infrastructure project, Hornsea 3 will eventually deliver enough green energy to power more than three million UK homes.

For Severfield, headquartered in York, this is its first contract on an offshore renewables energy project, marking an important step in its journey into the sector.

It will work with strategic key contractor Hutchinson Engineering in Widnes and will undertake final assembly of key components at the Teesworks Port on Teesside.

Severfield and Newcastle-based Smulders will supply a large proportion of secondary structures for Hornsea 3’s foundations from the UK.

This includes the Suspended Internal Platforms (SIPs), key internal parts of the foundations on which the wind turbines sit.

In addition they’ll build the boat landings where smaller vessels will arrive, allowing technicians to directly access the turbine foundation. They’ll also provide anode cages, which protect the steel-made foundation structure from corrosion.

North east-based JDR has won the array cable testing and termination contract.

JDR will prepare and connect the cables between the turbines and offshore convertor stations and then using their state of the art testing system will ensure that all array cabling is fully integrated into the offshore electrical infrastructure and working safely.

Luke Bridgman, managing director at Hornsea 3, said: “We value our partnerships with local suppliers and our continued commitment to working with the UK supply chain is reinforced today with these contract announcements.

“Operating with existing suppliers like JDR and Smulders and supporting Severfields’ diversification into offshore renewables is testament to the strength of the UK supply chain and the role Hornsea 3 is playing to boost economic growth across the UK.”