First power generated from 443 MW Onshore wind farm in UK
SSE Renewables has announced that the first power has been produced at 443 MW Viking Wind Farm on Shetland, UK.
The final turbine was installed at the onshore wind farm and is gearing up to be fully connected to the GB electricity transmission grid for the first time, with the 260 km Shetland High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable project.
The facility features 103 units of V117-4.2 MW model delivered in 4.3 MW power optimised mode and the tip height of each machine is 155 m. It generates around 1.8 TWh each year. Once fully operational it will be capable of generating enough electricity to power the equivalent of almost half a million typical British homes annually
Construction of the wind farm began in the autumn of 2020 with the last of over 100 turbines installed at the site in August 2023. Engineers will continue to progress through commissioning ahead of the wind farm reaching full power and entering commercial operations later in the summer of 2024.
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