Energy transition should include shift in ownership from ‘corporations to communities’, councillor says
Wind2 said ‘every effort will be made to mitigate any possible impact’ of the development
However a councillor for the Shetland Central ward says the proposed three turbines are ‘just further accumulation of proposed energy infrastructure spreading across our landscape’
The developer also wants to increase amenities on offer at the Mossy Hill site, including a cycle route
Meanwhile a public car park will be constructed at Sandwater once the wind farm is complete
Statkraft hopes to start construction on the Energy Isles wind farm by 2025
The Beaw Field and Mossy Hill wind farms have been transferred to Statkraft, which is also developing Yell’s Energy Isles project
Meanwhile Ofgem has provisionally approved plans for a grid supply point in Lerwick
But Energy Isles Limited director says the plans have evolved to become the ‘correct size to contribute to renewable energy’
Plans for the proposed 23-turbine development were submitted to the Scottish Government last year
Bolts Car Hire secured a £1m funding package to buy 55 vehicles to serve wind farm contractors
A Viking Energy spokesperson, however, says a change in shift pattern will result in one day less of work each fortnight
Councillor Moraig Lyall, however, said there were ‘glaring gaps’ in report