SSE earns £9.25m for keeping wind farm offline over five months
Replacement turbine blade to be delivered to Viking site
A Bristol based journalist has written the first book on the Viking wind farm, after being inspired to explore the topic after attending her dad’s funeral in Voe
Meanwhile a Viking Energy turbine is set to be named after a worker who died during its construction
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As the Viking Energy wind farm and interconnector are officially activated, retired teacher Frank Hay, the chair of Sustainable Shetland – the campaign group that has been opposing the wind farm project for more than 15 years – reflects on how this was achieved and at what cost.
- The utility’s chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies predicts huge benefits for the isles
- Cheap wind energy will stabilise electricity prices, according to SSE
- Company keen to develop further projects in the isles
Meanwhile a public car park will be constructed at Sandwater once the wind farm is complete
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