Thanks to the laying of the 52nd Vestas V117 turbine, more than 50 per cent of the Viking Wind Farm has now been completed. Once all the 103 turbines are implemented, it will operate in the 4.3 MW power mode and generate up to 443MW of wind-powered electricity.

The Viking Wind Farm is being built near the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland, and the project is being developed by SSE Renewables.. Each turbine measures 155 metres in height. All the remaining turbines will be erected by the end of this year, with the farm expected to be fully operational by fall 2024.

SSE Renewables highlighted that turbine components are being shipped from the Lerwick Port, the islands’ main port. “Installation of turbine components got underway in February this year, with all the tower base sections (pre-installations) erected across site by mid-June”, the company reported. The wind farm will be able to power more than half a million homes, including all the ones in the city of Shetland.

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