SSE Renewables installed first turbines at Viking Energy Wind Farm

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Viking Wind Farm, which when operational will be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK, has reached another major milestone following the successful installation of the project’s first Vestas V117 turbines which will operate in the 4.3 MW power mode.

The first turbine completed is located at South Midfield, west of Kergord, in the far southwest of the Viking site, and this was closely followed by the completion of a second turbine at Riven Hill, in North Nesting, near Laxo. A third turbine located near Scar Quilse in the North Nesting section of the Viking site will follow shortly. These are the first of 103 turbines to be fully erected at the wind farm in central Mainland Shetland, which will generate 443MW of wind-powered electricity once fully... ... More: Official Press Release SSE Renewables

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