Energy / SSE confident Viking wind farm will turn for 30 years

Energy / SSE confident Viking wind farm will turn for 30 years

A number of turbine bases are ready for concrete pouring. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

THE EXPECTED lifetime of the Viking Energy wind farm has been increased from 25 to 30 years, project owner SSE Renewables has confirmed.

During a visit to the construction site on Wednesday, the company expressed confidence with the economies of the 103-turbine project, adding that no decision had been taken yet whether to apply for government subsidies under the fourth Contracts for Difference (CfD) round. SSE Renewable’s head of onshore projects Derek Hastings said: “We now have hit a very good point here […]

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