Power generated from Viking Wind Farm
London, June 07 2024 , (Oilandgaspress) –– The first power has been produced at Viking Wind Farm on Shetland, which once fully operational will be the UK’s most productive onshore wind farm.
The landmark moment comes after the final turbine was installed at the 443MW Viking Wind Farm in Shetland. The milestone also comes as Shetland gears up to be fully connected to the GB electricity transmission grid for the first time, with the 260km Shetland High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable project being delivered separately by SSEN Transmission closing in on full energisation, which is expected later this summer.
The world-leading onshore wind development has started producing electricity as part of final commissioning.
Engineers will continue to progress through commissioning ahead of the wind farm reaching full power and entering commercial operations later in summer 2024, when it is expected to become the UK’s most productive onshore wind farm^. Once operational Viking Wind Farm will be capable of generating enough electricity to power the equivalent of almost half a million typical British homes annually*.When fully operational, Viking’s 103 Vestas turbines will operate in 4.3MW power mode and total 443MW of installed wind-powered capacity, capable of generating around1.8TWh of renewable electricity annually. This means Viking Wind Farm will be the UK’s most productive onshore wind farm in terms of annual electricity output when complete.
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