Just what has been achieved?
This second piece of a series of articles by Erin Rizzato Devlin looks at national connections, mapping the journey of energy produced from a Viking wind turbine. This will follow the itinerary that the electricity produced in Shetland undergoes and show how this flows into the wider UK context.
One single turbine from the Viking wind farm connects Shetland to global, national and local impacts that are often overlooked. This is the first part of a small series of articles, contributed by Erin Rizzato Devlin as part of our PowerShift project, that investigates the challenges of the transition to net zero taking into account impacts in Shetland, Chile or China.
Why build more wind farms when the infrastructure is not in place, Sustainable Shetland chair questions
Following last night’s (Thursday) public meeting in the Tingwall Hall on turbine noise and adverse health impacts, Westside resident Dr Sally Huband provides some background for those who were unable to attend the meeting.
SSE earns £9.25m for keeping wind farm offline over five months
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
