SSE Renewables has marked a historic milestone in the UK’s transition to sustainable energy with the full operation of the Viking Wind Farm in Shetland. The 443-megawatt (MW) wind farm, featuring 103 Vestas turbines, is now the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK, capable of generating approximately 1.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of renewable electricity […]
Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has announced a major redesign of its Mossy Hill Wind Farm project near Lerwick in Shetland. The revised plans include a significant reduction in the number of turbines, decreasing them by a third from twelve to eight. This move is expected to reduce both the visual and environmental […]
In a significant move, Ithaca Energy, in partnership with Equinor, the Operator, has officially greenlit Phase 1 of the Rosebank field development on the UK Continental Shelf, committing a substantial $3.8 billion to the venture. The North Sea Transition Authority (“NSTA”) has granted its consent for the field’s development, marking a pivotal moment in the […]
Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds, major players in the renewable energy sector, have announced a joint venture to develop a second ScotWind site with a capacity of 500MW located east of Shetland. This venture will enlarge the Arven Offshore Wind Farm’s total footprint to an impressive 2.3GW. The Arven Offshore Wind Farm has two […]
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has taken the Shetland transmission project forward by appointing the main contractors for the construction of the 600MW HVDC transmission link and all related infrastructure. The high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector project, which will connect Shetland in Scotland to the UK mainland, secured final approval from Ofgem […]
NKT has bagged a contract worth around €235 million from SSEN Transmission for the supply and installation of a high-voltage direct current (DC) interconnector to the Shetland HVDC Link project. The Danish power cable manufacturer said that the turnkey order includes the manufacturing of nearly 2×260 km of 320 kV high-voltage DC on-and offshore power […]
Scottish energy company SSE has secured approval from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) for the Shetland transmission link project, a 600MW HVDC transmission link that will connect Shetland to the UK mainland. The Shetland transmission project is being advanced by SSE’s transmission business – Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission). […]