Energy / Planning consent given for 100m wind farm meteorological mast in Yell

Chris Cope

14 May 2023 12:00

Norwegian company Statkraft plans to develop a 18 turbine wind farm in Yell. This image is a visualisation of what it could look like. Photo: Energy Isles

PLANNING permission has been granted for a 100 metre meteorological mast in Yell which would provide data for the proposed Energy Isles wind farm.

The mast would be located within the proposed wind farm site, and could be in place for three years.

It would be capable of measuring wind conditions, including speed, direction, pressure and temperature, and this data would inform turbine specification.

Approval for the 18-turbine Energy Isles wind farm, which is being developed by Norwegian firm Statkraft, remains under consideration by the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit.

Last month Statkraft confirmed that it has purchased two consented wind farm developments in Shetland – the 17-turbine Beaw Field in Yell and the 12-turbine Mossy Hill on the outskirts of Lerwick.

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