SSE Renewables has wrapped up construction of the 443MW Viking wind farm in Shetland, which will be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK, according to the developer.
Viking’s 103 Vestas turbines are capable of generating around 1.8TWh of renewable electricity annually. In addition, SSEN Transmission’s 260km subsea interconnector to transport electricity between Shetland and the GB mainland has been energised.Together, the projects represent more than £1bn of investment by businesses within the SSE Group. They supported around 650 jobs during peak construction and contributed £125m to the local Shetland economy, SSE said.
Continuing operations of the Viking Wind Farm will also support 35 permanent roles, and it is estimated Viking’s community fund will contribute more than £70m to the local Shetland economy over the lifetime of the wind farm.
SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said: "Delivery of both the Viking wind farm and Shetland HVDC transmission link are big engineering achievements and together represent a major milestone on the UK’s path to a clean energy system.
"Shetland and the wider North Sea have long supported the country’s energy security and now they are playing a significant role in decarbonising our power system.
"But it has taken nearly two decades for these projects to move from concept to completion and if we are serious about delivering clean power by 2030 – less than 2000 days away – we need to make it much easier and faster to build this kind of mission-critical infrastructure. More of this article (renews.biz) - link - more like this (wind) - link - more like this (Scotland) - link
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